Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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critical | No | Yes | No | No |
critic | Yes | No | No | No |
critical (noun) | critic (noun) |
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a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art | |
anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something | |
someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments |
critical (adjective) | critic (adjective) |
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marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws | |
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment | |
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency | |
at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction | |
of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism | |
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | |
urgently needed; absolutely necessary |