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US
/ˈkɹɪtɪkəɫ/
]
[ UK /kɹˈɪtɪkəl/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈɪtɪkəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
critical acclaim -
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
a critical dissertation
a critical reading
a critical analysis of Melville's writings -
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
a critical shortage of food
an illness at the critical stage
a critical illness -
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
a critical attitude -
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
a critical element of the plan
vital for a healthy society
of vital interest
critical medical supplies -
at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure
critical mass
go critical -
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
a critical point in the campaign
the critical test
How To Use critical In A Sentence
- Some of my remarks here are directed toward conventional scientists, who generally refrain from commenting critically on the wild ideas of a few of their colleagues because it is bad manners.
- Annoyingly, the Critical Care was at the bottom of this mug, requiring a little bit of inginuity from Irwin here - namely ramming his paw in and jiggling about a bit. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
- Their accusations of corruption are hypocritical - they have been just as corrupt themselves.
- He may also wish to think about income protection and critical illness insurance. Times, Sunday Times
- His appearance was the subject for some critical comment.
- No adversely critical faculty was brought to bear. Times, Sunday Times
- It is critical to an understanding of deixis to recall that even very ‘local’ elements of context, such as a speaker's own corporeal experience and perceptual field, are susceptible of schematisation.
- The schematic for the DTMF decoder in the figure below. Again you can use a combination of wire wrapping and soldering. Part placement is not critical.
- Her condition was so critical medics called in the hospital chaplain to comfort her in her final moments. The Sun
- These tracts heed the critical strictures against both love and wit.
