critical

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IPA: /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikos) "of or for judging, able to discern" < κρίσις "crisis"

[edit] Adjective

critical (comparative more critical, superlative most critical)

Positive
critical

Comparative
more critical

Superlative
most critical

  1. Inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
  2. Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture.
  3. Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
  4. Extremely important
    It's critical that you deliver this on time.
  5. Relating to literary criticism and related kinds of criticism
    The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office.
  6. Likely to "runaway" if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.

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