critically

Definition of Critically in English :

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Adverb

1. critically

in a critical manner

Example Sentences:
'this must be examined critically'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Critically

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adjective

1.

containing or making severe or negative judgments

2.

containing careful or analytical evaluations

a critical dissertation

3.

of or involving a critic or criticism

4.

of or forming a crisis; crucial; decisive

a critical operation

5.

urgently needed

critical medical supplies

6. informal

so seriously injured or ill as to be in danger of dying

7. physics

of, denoting, or concerned with a state in which the properties of a system undergo an abrupt change

a critical temperature

8. go critical

Critically

see synonyms of critically

adjective

1.

tending to find fault; censorious

2.

characterized by careful analysis and judgment

a sound critical estimate of the problem

3.

of critics or criticism

4.

of or forming a crisis or turning point; decisive

5.

dangerous or risky; causing anxiety

a critical situation in international relations

6.

of the crisis of a disease

7.

designating or of important products or raw materials subject to increased production and restricted distribution under strict control, as in wartime

8.

a.

designating or of a point at which a change in character, property, or condition is effected

b.

designating or of the point at which a nuclear chain reaction becomes self-sustaining

Critically

see synonyms of critically

adj.

1. Judging severely and finding fault: a writer who is very critical of the government's foreign policy.

2.

a. Relating to or characterized by criticism; reflecting careful analysis and judgment: a critical appreciation of the filmmaker's work.

b. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics: a play that received great critical acclaim.

c. Including scholarly commentary and interpretation: a critical edition of Poe's stories.

3.

a. Forming or having the nature of a turning point; crucial or decisive: a critical point in the campaign. See Synonyms at decisive.

b. Medicine Being or relating to a grave physical condition, especially of a patient.

c. Being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency: a critical shortage of food.

4. Extremely important or essential: a critical element of the plan; a second income that is critical to the family's well-being. See Synonyms at indispensable.

5. Mathematics Of or relating to a point at which a curve has a horizontal tangent line, as at a maximum or minimum.

6. Chemistry & Physics Of or relating to the value of a measurement, such as temperature, at which an abrupt change in a quality, property, or state occurs: A critical temperature of water is 100°C, its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure.

7. Physics Capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction: The reactor has gone critical.

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