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11critical — adjective Date: 1547 1. a. of, relating to, or being a turning point or specially important juncture < a critical phase >: as (1) relating to or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be expected; also… …
12critical — crit|i|cal [ krıtıkl ] adjective *** ▸ 1 saying when something is wrong ▸ 2 very important ▸ 3 difficult to deal with ▸ 4 seriously sick/injured ▸ 5 according to critics ▸ 6 considering carefully ▸ 7 at level something happens ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …
13critical — / krItIkFl/ adjective 1 MAKING SEVERE JUDGMENTS someone who is critical makes severe and often unfair judgments of people or things: I don t mean to be over critical, but isn t all of this completely unnecessary? (+ of): Pat is always very… …
14critical */*/*/ — UK [ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l] / US adjective 1) expressing an opinion when you think something is wrong or bad Her father was a very critical man. He gave a highly critical speech. critical of: People have been critical of the way she has handled the affair.… …
15critical — 01. It is [critical] that society look after the homeless, especially in winter. 02. Her father was [critically] injured in a car accident. 03. Coffee is [critical] to the economy of Ethiopia, with exports of some $260 million in 2000. 04. The… …
16critical — 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… …
17critical — 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.;… …
18critical — 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… …
19critical*/*/ — [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… …
20Critical — Contents 1 See also Critical may refer to: Critical (novel), a medical thriller written by Dr. Robin Cook Critical (song), a 1999 single by Zion I Critical Software, a company specializing in mission and business critical information systems …
