critical

adj. judgmental; important, crucial

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Adjective
1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"
(antonym) uncritical
(similar) captious, faultfinding
(see-also) sarcastic
2. 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"
(antonym) noncritical
(similar) supercritical
(attribute) criticality
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
3. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
(antonym) uncritical, noncritical
(similar) appraising(a), evaluative
(see-also) discerning
4. urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
(synonym) vital
(similar) indispensable
5. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
(synonym) decisive
(similar) crucial, important
6. 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"
(antonym) noncritical, noncrucial
(similar) acute
(see-also) crucial, important
(attribute) crisis
7. of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"
(pertainym) criticism, critique

příd.jm. kritický

Przym. krytyczny; krytyczny; decydujący; krytyczny; krytyczny