Definition of critical

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Critical (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..

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Critically :: Critically (adv.) In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately; exactly.
Double-faced :: Double-faced (a.) Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous.
Affectedly :: Affectedly (adv.) In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.
Hypocritic :: Hypocritic (a.) See Hypocritical.
Emendator :: Emendator (n.) One who emends or critically edits.
Scrutinize :: Scrutinize (v. t.) To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals..
Two-sided :: Two-sided (a.) Having two sides only; hence, double-faced; hypocritical..
Recension :: Recension (n.) The result of such a work; a text established by critical revision; an edited version.
Nasute :: Nasute (a.) Critically nice; captious.
Sanctimonious :: Sanctimonious (a.) Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious.
Inspect :: Inspect (v. t.) To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to examine; to scrutinize; to investigate; as, to inspect conduct..
Saintism :: Saintism (n.) The character or quality of saints; also, hypocritical pretense of holiness..
Canter :: Canter (n.) One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
Hypocritely :: Hypocritely (adv.) Hypocritically.
Critical :: Critical (n.) Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject..
Hypercritic :: Hypercritic (n.) One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor.
Invective :: Invective (a.) Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.
Masora :: Masora (n.) A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries..
Sanctimony :: Sanctimony (n.) Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness..
Hellenist :: Hellenist (n.) One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist..
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