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The Meaning of critical
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(n.) Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.
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(n.) Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.
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(n.) Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
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(n.) Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
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(n.) Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject.
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(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.
Synonyms
vital
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decisive
Antonyms
uncritical
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noncritical
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uncritical
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noncritical
Rhymes
analytical
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apolitical
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diacritical
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geopolitical
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hypercritical
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hypocritical
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nonpolitical
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political
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uncritical