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