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Words with a similar base: critical

'critical'

[critical.a.01] as in: marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

'critical'

[critical.a.02] as in: at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

Examples:
a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure
critical mass
go critical

'critical'

[critical.a.03] as in: characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

Examples:
a critical reading
a critical dissertation
a critical analysis of Melville's writings

'critical'

[critical.s.01] as in: urgently needed; absolutely necessary

Examples:
a critical element of the plan
critical medical supplies
vital for a healthy society
of vital interest

'critical'

[critical.s.02] as in: forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

Examples:
a critical point in the campaign
the critical test

'critical'

[critical.a.06] as in: being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

Examples:
a critical shortage of food
a critical illness
an illness at the critical stage

'critical'

[critical.a.07] as in: of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

Examples:
critical acclaim