All 4 Uses
critical
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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- Penelon put his hand over his eyes, and then stared at the man who thus criticized the manoeuvres of his captain.†
Chpt 29-30 *criticized = gave an opinion of what was wrong with somethingstandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- "He is quite right," returned Beauchamp; "for I criticise him without knowing what he does.†
Chpt 39-40criticise = give an opinion of what is wrong with somethingunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans spell this criticize.
- "Father," said the young man, "I have the honor of presenting to you the Count of Monte Cristo, the generous friend whom I had the good fortune to meet in the critical situation of which I have told you."†
Chpt 41-42 *
- On the entrance of the new-comers, their eyes glanced from father to son, and then, naturally enough, rested on the latter, whom they began criticising.†
Chpt 61-62criticising = giving an opinion of what is wrong with somethingunconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans spell this criticizing.
Definitions:
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(critical as in: a critical problem) important, serious, or dangerous
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(critical as in: don't be so critical) finding fault and telling others; or tending to have unfavorable opinions
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(critical as in: critical acclaim) relating to careful analysis or thoughtful judgement of what is good and bad about something -- possibly from people whose job is to share their expert opinions in a given industry
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) See a comprehensive dictionary for more specialized senses of critical including those in mathematics and nuclear energy.