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critically

[krit-ik-lee]

adverb

  1. in a judgmental or disapproving manner.

    The backlash was immediate after he spoke critically of his opponent’s personal life.

  2. in a manner involving skillful analysis of merit, as of a decision or work of art or literature: critically admired novels.

    a critically sanctioned project;

    critically admired novels.

  3. to a devastating degree, leading to or reaching a crisis.

    As floodwaters rise, we are critically lacking sandbags and evacuation transport.

  4. seriously or extremely, as of a gravely unstable medical condition: a critically ill pneumonia patient.

    critically injured;

    a critically ill pneumonia patient.

  5. with decisive or essential importance with respect to the outcome; crucially; indispensably.

    The success of this experiment critically relies on optimal weather.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • noncritically adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of critically1

First recorded in 1645–55; critical ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
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General, whose 600 beds are desperately needed by the county’s most critically ill and injured, but also can’t move on to a facility that provides the care they need.

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Members of the Yurok Tribe say this effort and others like it are a critically important step in grappling with the lasting effects of colonization.

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“In these times we need laughter and we need to be able to think critically about ourselves,” Playhouse artistic director Danny Feldman said.

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A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was critically injured and a robbery suspect was killed in a shooting in Lancaster on Saturday night.

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It is critically important to be informed and alarmed about the extreme dimensions of Trumpism.

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