critical, adj.
freq. cnt. 23
freq. cnt. 23
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
critical
sample sentences
"a critical attitude"
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characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
critical
sample sentences
"a critical reading""a critical dissertation"
"a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
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at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
critical
sample sentences
"a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure""critical mass"
"go critical"
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urgently needed; absolutely necessary
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3
critical vital
sample sentences
"a critical element of the plan""critical medical supplies"
"vital for a healthy society"
"of vital interest"
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forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
critical decisive
sample sentences
"a critical point in the campaign""the critical test"
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being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
critical
sample sentences
"a critical shortage of food""a critical illness"
"an illness at the critical stage"
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of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
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