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"a critical point in the campaign" "the critical test"adjectiveforming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
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"a critical element of the plan" "critical medical supplies"adjectiveurgently needed; absolutely necessary
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"a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure" "critical mass" "go critical"adjectiveat or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
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"a critical shortage of food" "a critical illness" "an illness at the critical stage"adjectivebeing in or verging on a state of crisis or emergencyOpposite:
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"a critical reading" "a critical dissertation" "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"adjectivecharacterized by careful evaluation and judgment
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"a critical attitude"adjectivemarked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
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"critical acclaim"of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
Definition that contains critical
- stuff a critically important or characteristic component
- return a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- situation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
- study a detailed critical inspection
- judge form a critical opinion of
- notice a short critical review
- accent a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- counter a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- occasion an event that occurs at a critical time
- review an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)