Meaning

In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism..

Definitions by Sense

1. In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.
2. In terms of critique, review, of or by critics
3. With close discernment; accurately; exactly.
4. At a crisis or critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence.
5. Requiring immediate attention; likely to cause a collapse.

Example Sentences

I looked critically at the frayed carpet of the hotel room.

Girard critically examines Nietzsche's central contention that Christianity is a religion of sublimated vengeance or ressentiment and contents that although Nietzsche is half right about Christians he remains dangerously naive about violence itself.

a critically applauded film

Thus difficult it is to underſtand the purity of Engliſh, and critically to diſcern not only good Writers from bad, and a proper ſtile from a corrupt, but alſo to diſtinguiſh that which is pure in a good Author, from that which is vicious and corrupt in him.

a fortification critically situated

Coming critically the night before the session.

critically ill

critically injured

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• more critically
• most critically

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Use critically when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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