Critical

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters

Definition of Critical

Adjective

  1. Inclined to find fault or criticize.

    "A good teacher is fair but critical."

  2. Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.

    "This is a critical moment."

  3. Extremely important.

    "It's critical that you deliver this on time."

  4. Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.

    "The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office."

  5. Employing or related to textual criticism, particularly through a stemmatological comparison of all extant texts and reconstruction of the original.

Noun

  1. A critical value, factor, etc.
  2. critical hit
  3. In breakdancing, a kind of airflare move in which the dancer hops from one hand to the other.

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