[ US /ˈkɹɪtɪkəɫ/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈɪtɪkə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
    critical acclaim
  2. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
    a critical dissertation
    a critical reading
    a critical analysis of Melville's writings
  3. 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
  4. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
    a critical attitude
  5. urgently needed; absolutely necessary
    a critical element of the plan
    vital for a healthy society
    of vital interest
    critical medical supplies
  6. 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
  7. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
    a critical point in the campaign
    the critical test
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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.
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