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• Critical — Crit ic*al (kr[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [See {Critic}, n., {Crisis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions. [1913 Webster] It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to direct and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Critical angle — Critical Crit ic*al (kr[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [See {Critic}, n., {Crisis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions. [1913 Webster] It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Critical philosophy — Critical Crit ic*al (kr[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [See {Critic}, n., {Crisis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions. [1913 Webster] It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• critical — I (crucial) adjective acute, anceps, chief, climacteric, climactic, commanding, considerable, deciding, decisive, determining, dubius, essential, eventful, exigent, far reaching, fateful, foremost, grave, imperative, important, imposing, key,… …   Law dictionary

• inclined to judge with severity — index critical (faultfinding) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• critical — adjective Date: 1547 1. a. of, relating to, or being a turning point or specially important juncture < a critical phase >: as (1) relating to or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be expected; also… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• critical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. exacting, captious, censorious, faultfinding, disparaging; judicious, accurate, analytical; decisive; urgent, crucial; dangerous, risky. See disapprobation, importance, detraction. II (Roget s IV)… …   English dictionary for students

• critical — critically, adv. criticality, criticalness, n. /krit i keuhl/, adj. 1. inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily. 2. occupied with or skilled in criticism. 3. involving skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc.;… …   Universalium

• critical — /ˈkrɪtɪkəl / (say kritikuhl) adjective 1. inclined to find fault or to judge with severity. 2. occupied with or skilled in criticism. 3. involving skilful judgement as to truth, merit, etc.; judicial: a critical analysis. 4. of or relating to… …  

• critical — crit•i•cal [[t]ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. 1) inclined to find fault or to judge severely 2) occupied with or skilled in criticism 3) involving or requiring skillful judgment as to truth, merit, etc 4) of or pertaining to critics or criticism: critical …   From formal English to slang

• critical — adjective /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/ a) Inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting. A good teacher is fair but critical. b) Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or …   Wiktionary