Definition:
- (n.) Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.
- (n.) Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.
- (n.) Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
- (n.) Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
- (n.) Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject.
- (n.) Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation.
Compare critical with other words:
critical vs. sceptical
critical vs. tritical
critical vs. meticulous
cardinal vs. critical
critical vs. dangerous
critical vs. critique
critical vs. imperative
critical vs. significant
contemplative vs. critical
critical vs. demanding
critical vs. fussy
critical vs. marginal
critical vs. decisive
condemn vs. critical
accepting vs. critical
acceptance vs. critical
agreeable vs. critical
critical vs. emendator
critical vs. severe
complimentary vs. critical
critical vs. cynical
critical vs. deadly
critical vs. selfish
critical vs. fatal
critical vs. skeptical
critical vs. cynic
critical vs. disapproval
acute vs. critical
critical vs. practical
content vs. critical
critical vs. fundamental
critical vs. major
critical vs. key
critical vs. indiscriminate
acritical vs. critical
critical vs. overcritical
critical vs. reviewer
climacteric vs. critical
critical vs. judicatory
critical vs. criticise
critical vs. scolding
critical vs. hypercritical
creative vs. critical
critical vs. essential
critical vs. vital
critical vs. tolerant
critical vs. crucial
critical vs. jaundiced
critical vs. downfall
critical vs. scathing
critical vs. factor
critical vs. value
critical vs. criticalness
critical vs. critically
critical vs. reagent
critical vs. stable
critical vs. temperature
critical vs. prognosis
critical vs. unstable
condition vs. critical
critical vs. patient
critical vs. film
critical vs. literary
analysis vs. critical
critical vs. watershed
critical vs. notice
critical vs. examine
critical vs. recension
critical vs. crunch
critical vs. invective
critical vs. crux
critic vs. critical
critical vs. serious
critical vs. jugular
astute vs. critical
criterion vs. critical
critical vs. querulous
critical vs. nick
annotation vs. critical
critical vs. flame
critical vs. sharp
crisis vs. critical
critical vs. shot