All 8 Uses of
critical
in
Summer Pleasures, by Nora Roberts
- She didn't mind being bested in a game of chess; she could handle having her work criticized and her opinion questioned.†
Chpt 1.2 *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.
- With this under her belt, even her quietly critical family would be impressed.†
Chpt 1.2
- Just as they face criticism and rejection.†
Chpt 1.3
- You're one of the most popular and critically acclaimed writers of the decade.†
Chpt 1.4
- Critically, Hunter angled it slightly, then stepped away.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- Though he had wealth and fame and critical acclaim, Lee believed him.†
Chpt 1.5
- He was used to criticism of genre fiction and, more often than not, amused by it.†
Chpt 1.8
- As always, he was more ruthless, more critical with his own work than he'd have been with anyone else's.†
Chpt 2.12 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(critical as in: a critical problem) important, serious, or dangerous
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(2)
(critical as in: don't be so critical) finding fault and telling others; or tending to have unfavorable opinions
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(3)
(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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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
See a comprehensive dictionary for more specialized senses of critical including those in mathematics and nuclear energy.