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Critical

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Definitions for Critical

adjective
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
Examples
  1. a critical attitude
adjective
at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
Examples
  1. a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure
  2. critical mass
  3. go critical
adjective
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
Examples
  1. a critical reading
  2. a critical dissertation
  3. a critical analysis of Melville's writings
adjective
urgently needed
Synonyms
vital
Examples
  1. absolutely necessary
  2. a critical element of the plan
  3. critical medical supplies
  4. vital for a healthy society
  5. of vital interest
adjective
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
Synonyms
decisive
Examples
  1. a critical point in the campaign
  2. the critical test
adjective
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
Examples
  1. a critical shortage of food
  2. a critical illness
  3. an illness at the critical stage
adjective
of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
Examples
  1. critical acclaim

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