critical


Meanings

  • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws;
    • "a critical attitude"
  • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction;
    • "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"
    • "critical mass"
    • "go critical"
  • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment;
    • "a critical reading"
    • "a critical dissertation"
    • "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
  • urgently needed; absolutely necessary;
    • "a critical element of the plan"
    • "critical medical supplies"
  • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis;
    • "a critical point in the campaign"
    • "the critical test"
  • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency;
    • "a critical shortage of food"
    • "a critical illness"
    • "an illness at the critical stage"
  • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism;
    • "critical acclaim"


Scrabble Score: 12

critical is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

critical is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

critical is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 15

critical is a valid Words With Friends word