critically

crit·i·cal  (krt-kl)

adj.

1. Inclined to judge severely and find fault.

2. Characterized by careful, exact evaluation and judgment: a critical reading.

3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics or criticism: critical acclaim; a critical analysis of Melville's writings.

4. Forming or having the nature of a turning point; crucial or decisive: a critical point in the campaign.

5.

a. Of or relating to a medical crisis: an illness at the critical stage.

b. Being or relating to a grave physical condition especially of a patient.

6. Indispensable; essential: a critical element of the plan; a second income that is critical to the family's well-being.

7. Being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency: a critical shortage of food.

8. Fraught with danger or risk; perilous.

9. Mathematics Of or relating to a point at which a curve has a horizontal tangent line, as at a maximum or minimum.

10. Chemistry & Physics Of or relating to the value of a measurement, such as temperature, at which an abrupt change in a quality, property, or state occurs: A critical temperature of water is 100°C, its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure.

11. Physics Capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction.

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criti·cal·ly adv.

criti·cal·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

critically - in a critical manner; "this must be examined critically" uncritically - in an uncritical manner; "he accepted her decisions uncritically"

Translations

critically [ˈkrɪtɪkəlɪ] ADV

1. (= crucially) critically important → crucial

2. (Med) [ill, injured] → gravemente, de gravedad

3. (= seriously) we are running critically low on food supplies → nuestras provisiones de alimentos están quedando reducidas a unos niveles críticos

4. (= disparagingly) [speak, say] → con desaprobación, en tono de crítica

5. (= analytically) [study, examine, watch] → con ojo crítico, críticamente

6. (Cine, Literat, Mus, Theat) the band's critically acclaimed new album → el nuevo disco del grupo, aclamado por la crítica
his first two books were critically acclaimed → sus dos primeros libros tuvieron muy buena acogida por parte de la crítica

critically [ˈkrɪtɪkli] adv

(= crucially) to be critically important → être d'une importance capitale, être d'une importance cruciale

(= with disapproval) [speak] → sévèrement

(= analytically) [examine] → d'un œil critique; [think] → en critique

(by reviewers) critically acclaimed → acclamé(e) par la critique

(= acutely) [ill, injured, wounded] → gravement
critically ill → gravement malade
a critically endangered species → une espèce en danger d'extinction
critical mass n

(PHYSICS) → masse f critique

(fig) → masse f critique, seuil m critique
to reach critical mass → atteindre la masse critique

critically

adv

(= finding fault) → kritisch

ill → schwer

(= crucially) to be critically important → von entscheidender Bedeutung sein

(Art, Liter etc) critically acclaimed → in den Kritiken gelobt

critically [ˈkrɪtɪk/əlɪ] adv → criticamente
to be critically ill → versare in gravi condizioni, essere gravemente malato/a