Present participle of animadvert; the act of making critical remarks or expressing disapproval; criticizing or censuring.
From 'animadvert' with '-ing' suffix forming the gerund or present participle. Maintains the Latin meaning of turning one's mind toward faults.
In current academic writing, you'll see 'animadverting upon previous scholarship'—it's the formal way to say 'we're going to rip apart the last guy's argument,' but it sounds more civilized.
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