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critical
[ krit-i-kuhl ]
adjective
- inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily:
Parents who are too critical make their children anxious.
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- involving criticism, or skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.:
The article provides a critical analysis of the Gulf War.
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- occupied with or skilled in criticism:
She was one of the great critical journalists of the 20th century.
- of or relating to critics or criticism, especially of literature, film, music, etc.:
Critical appreciation of this author’s work has peaked in recent years.
- providing textual variants, proposed emendations, etc.:
The library has a new critical edition of Chaucer.
- of the nature of a crisis; threatening a seriously bad outcome; grave:
There was a critical shortage of food.
- of decisive importance with respect to the outcome; crucial:
The nation is facing a critical moment in its history.
Cocoa butter is a critical ingredient in chocolate.
- Medicine/Medical. having unstable and abnormal vital signs and other unfavorable indicators, as loss of appetite, poor mobility, or unconsciousness:
The patient has been upgraded from critical to stable.
- Physics.
- pertaining to a state, value, or quantity at which one or more properties of a substance or system undergo a change:
The critical temperature of benzene is 289° C.
- (of fissionable material) having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction:
They told us about a lab where some plutonium went critical.
critical
/ ˈɪɪə /
adjective
- containing or making severe or negative judgments
- containing careful or analytical evaluations
a critical dissertation
- of or involving a critic or criticism
- of or forming a crisis; crucial; decisive
a critical operation
- urgently needed
critical medical supplies
- informal.so seriously injured or ill as to be in danger of dying
- physics of, denoting, or concerned with a state in which the properties of a system undergo an abrupt change
a critical temperature
- go critical(of a nuclear power station or reactor) to reach a state in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction becomes self-sustaining
Derived Forms
- ˈپԱ, noun
- ˈپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··· adverb
- ····ٲ [--krit-i-, kal, -i-tee], ···Ա noun
- ·پ··· adjective
- ԴDz··· adjective
- ···· adjective
Example Sentences
Some fans have been very critical of Max Muncy, who is off to a slow start.
Wylie, by all accounts, was well liked within the program and beloved by many players who viewed him as critical to their development.
In a highly critical report, the independent Climate Change Committee says progress is "either too slow, has stalled, or is heading in the wrong direction".
He was also faced with a powerful and often critical media.
Co-operation on defence and Canada's abundant critical minerals is also on the table.
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