All 6 Uses of
critical
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- People could criticize her parenting skills, point to moments when Lacy had let Peter down by being too lax or too firm, too removed or too smothering.†
Chpt 1 *criticize = give an opinion of what is 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 pinched the side of her waist, a caliper and a criticism all at once.†
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- A legend in his own right, Whit had become the father she'd never had-one who, unlike her own, had praise for her instead of criticism.†
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- As someone who's above criticism both in and out of the courtroom.†
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- It just didn't feel right-as if some critical mass were missing, and they were likely to be split apart like an atom under pressure.†
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- It was the cover page to something bigger; she knew by the staple holes at the top, and it had a title that nearly put her to sleep: 'The allocation of public education resources in New Hampshire: a critical analysis.'†
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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.