critically
Variant of critical
critical
Definition
criti·cal (krit′i kəl)
adjective
- tending to find fault; censorious
- characterized by careful analysis and judgment a sound critical estimate of the problem
- of critics or criticism
- of or forming a crisis or turning point; decisive
- dangerous or risky; causing anxiety a critical situation in international relations
- of the crisis of a disease
- designating or of important products or raw materials subject to increased production and restricted distribution under strict control, as in wartime
- designating or of a point at which a change in character, property, or condition is effected
- designating or of the point at which a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining
Related Forms:
- critically crit′i·cally adverb
- criticality crit′i·cal′·ity (-kal′ə tē) noun or criticalness crit′i·cal·ness
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