• marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a Critical attitude"
• characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a Critical reading"; "a Critical dissertation"; "a Critical analysis of Melville''s writings"
• being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a Critical shortage of food"; "a Critical illness"; "an illness at the Critical stage"
• at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a Critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "Critical mass";
• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a Critical point in the campaign"; "the Critical test"
• urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a Critical element of the plan"; "Critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
• of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "Critical acclaim"

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