marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws | of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis |
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment | of the greatest importance |
being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency | having crucial relevance |
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 | |