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US
/ˈkɹɪtɪkəɫ/
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[ 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.
- He has apologised for critical remarks he made about the referee.
- The plan laid out in 1996 to change welfare to workfare recognized and provided for the critical role child care would play in transitioning from government dependency to personal responsibility.
- 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
- He said McCain has been critical of so-called 527 groups — named for the tax code section under which they operate — and argued that "virtually every attack-style 527 group on the airwaves" is aiding Democrat Barack Obama. Price of Power: McCain accepts ex-Swift Boaters' donations
- The critical step is for clinicians to be willing to enter the arena and to participate.
- This procedure is a form of critique: the photomontage provides us a critical distance to reflect on what we had been prompted to desire, whether it was a luxury product, an ideal of feminine beauty, a racial superiority, or an entire way of life. Merrill Cole: WikiLeaks and David Wojnarowicz: A Perspective from Berlin
- Hotspur is an uncommon man, whose uncommonness is unsupported by his father at a critical moment. William Shakespeare
- March 17, 2009 kathy a. said ... i'm pretty much with celeste. the flood of technology and information makes it absolutely important that students learn critical thinking skills, and how to search for the most reliable information. Did You Know?
- Their accusations of corruption are hypocritical - they have been just as corrupt themselves.
