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critical — adj. criticizing 1) critical of (he was critical of my work) crucial 2) critical to (critical to our work) 3) critical that + clause; subj. (it is critical that the work be/should be completed on time) * * * [ krɪtɪk(ə)l] subj. (it is critical… … Combinatory dictionary
critical — adj. 1 a making or involving adverse or censorious comments or judgements. b expressing or involving criticism. 2 skilful at or engaged in criticism. 3 providing textual criticism (a critical edition of Milton). 4 a of or at a crisis; involving… … Useful english dictionary
critical — adj. 1 disapproving VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
critical — [krit′i kəl] adj. 1. tending to find fault; censorious 2. characterized by careful analysis and judgment [a sound critical estimate of the problem] 3. of critics or criticism 4. of or forming a crisis or turning point; decisive 5. dangerous or… … English World dictionary
critical — adj 1. captious, censorious, severe, hypercritical, overcritical, faultfinding, carping, caviling, quibbling, pettifogging, hairsplitting, niggling, Inf. nitpicking. 2. judicial, astute, perspicacious, perceptive, discerning; fastidious,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
critical — [[t]krɪ̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED A critical time, factor, or situation is extremely important. The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign... Environmentalists say a critical factor in the city s pollution is its population...… … English dictionary
critical — crit|i|cal W2S2 [ˈkrıtıkəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(criticizing)¦ 2¦(important)¦ 3¦(serious/worrying)¦ 4¦(ill)¦ 5 the critical list 6¦(making judgments)¦ 7¦(art/literature)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(CRITICIZING)¦ if you are critical, you criticize s … Dictionary of contemporary English
critical — critically, adv. criticality, criticalness, n. /krit i keuhl/, adj. 1. inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily. 2. occupied with or skilled in criticism. 3. involving skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.;… … Universalium
critical*/*/ — [ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l] adj 1) expressing your opinion when you think something is wrong or bad Her father was a very critical man.[/ex] Warren was critical of the way she handled the affair.[/ex] 2) an event, time, or issue that is critical is very… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
critical — 1. Denoting or of the nature of a crisis. 2. Denoting a morbid condition in which death is possible. 3. In sufficient quantity as to constitute a turning point. * * * crit·i·cal krit i kəl adj 1 a) relating to, indicating, or being the stage of a … Medical dictionary
