Synonyms for critically


Grammar : Adv
Spell : krit-i-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl

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Définition of critically

Origin :
  • 1580s, "censorious," from critic + -al (1). Meaning "pertaining to criticism" is from 1741; medical sense is from c.1600; meaning "of the nature of a crisis" is from 1640s; that of "crucial" is from 1841, from the "decisive" sense in Latin criticus. Related: Criticality (1756; in the nuclear sense, 1950); critically (1650s, "accurately;" 1815, "in a critical situation"). In nuclear science, critical mass is attested from 1940.
  • As in mortally : adv fatally
  • As in severely : adv harshly
  • As in unfavorably : adv negatively
  • As in dangerously : adv precariously
Example sentences :
  • "They're pretty well fixed here," observed Kingozi critically.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • He looked at them critically and replied: "Certainly they are lean."
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • She looked at him critically, her head a little on one side.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • He stared critically, and remained staring, but not critically.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • And the man who "must be there himself" was critically ill and unconscious!
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "I should judge you wise in most things," he answered slowly, critically.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "You will be hard put to it, with your nature, Charles," she told him critically.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • A soprano voice was heard, and I listened as critically as I could.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • But she read refusal in his eyes as he looked at her critically, and saw him choose Stryker.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • Jeff was watching the boys across the flats, critically and with a real interest.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

Antonyms for critically

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