Critic(a.) Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical.
Critic(n.) One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes judgment upon them; a reviewer.
Critic(n.) One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper.
Critic(n.) The art of criticism.
Critic(n.) An act of criticism; a critique.
Critic(v. i.) To criticise; to play the critic.
Critical(n.) Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.
Critical(n.) Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.
Critical(n.) Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
Critical(n.) Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
Critical(n.) Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject.
Critical(n.) Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation.
Critically(adv.) In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately; exactly.
Critically(adv.) At a crisis; at a critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence; as, a fortification critically situated.
Criticalness(n.) The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at a critical time.
Criticalness(n.) Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.
Criticism(n.) The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as, dramatic criticism.
Criticism(n.) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.
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