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critical
What does critical mean?
critical (adjective): marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce critical?
/ˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does critical come from?
From Latin criticus + English -al.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to critical
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “critical” mean?
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
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being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
Not quite: that's what chronic means.
being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
Not quite: that's what moderate means.
very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent
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