See Also: critical(dictionary)
critical(dictionary)
critical pH(medicine)
Critical(money)
Critical(medicine)
illumination, critical(medicine)
critical velocity(medicine)
critical temperature(medicine)
Critical Levels(money)
Critical Process(money)

critical (oh)



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1 ?criticizing?
2 ?important?
3 ?serious/worrying?
4 ?ill?
5 the critical list
6 ?making judgments?
7 ?art/literature?
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?CRITICIZING?
if you are critical, you criticize someone or something
critical of
::Many economists are critical of the government's economic policies.
::Many parents are strongly critical of the school.
::He made some highly critical remarks.
?IMPORTANT?
something that is critical is very important because what happens in the future depends on it
-synonym crucial crucial critical to
::These talks are critical to the future of the peace process.
::It is absolutely critical for us to know the truth.
::Foreign trade is of critical importance to the economy.
?SERIOUS/WORRYING?
a critical time or situation is serious and worrying because things might suddenly become much worse
::The fighting has stopped, but the situation is still critical.
::changes that took place during the critical period at the end of the war
?ILL?
so ill that you might die
::He is still in a critical condition in hospital.
::She is in intensive care, where she remains critical but stable.
the critical list
a) the list of patients in a hospital who are so ill that they might die
on the critical list
::Two of the victims were still on the critical list Sunday night.
take sb off the critical list
::He was taken off the critical list and is now in a stable condition.
b) if a system, plan, company etc is on the critical list, it is having severe problems and might fail soon
?MAKING JUDGMENTS?
making careful judgments about how good or bad something is
::His book provides a critical analysis of the television industry in Britain.
::She looked round the room with a critical eye .
?ART/LITERATURE?
according to critics who give judgments about art, films, theatre, and books
::The book came out last year to great critical acclaim (=critics said it was very good) .
::Her first play was a critical success (=critics said it was good) .