critical

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

more critical

Superlative

most critical

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

criticals

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Inclined to find fault or criticize.

   • A good teacher is fair but critical.
   • Let us go back to the beginning and consider what the charge is that has made people so critical of me, and has encouraged Meletus to draw up this indictment.

2. 2.Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.

   • This is a critical moment.

3. 3.Extremely important.

   • It's critical that you deliver this on time.
   • Third Pole glaciers are critical to billions of people from Vietnam to Afghanistan.

4. 4.Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.

   • The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.In breakdancing, a kind of airflare move in which the dancer hops from one hand to the other.

2. 2.A critical value, factor, etc.

   • The second undamped system criticals show a greater percentage depression than the first.

3. 3.critical hit

Overall

Common· #1254

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Common

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• vital

Word family

• critic