critical
critical - adjective
- Inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably
- Consisting of or involving criticism
- Exercising or involving careful judgment or judicious evaluation
- Including variant readings and scholarly emendations
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"Don't be so critical. This is just a first attempt."
Usage examples
Examples: "I can see the critical from here." "That critical belongs to me." "The critical is very important."
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Letter Values
C
6
R
19
I
9
T
21
I
9
C
4
A
1
L
15
Etymology
In sense "being at a turning point," from 16th-17th century cretike, criticke "at a turning point" (Middle English cretic, borrowed from Late Latin criticus "at a turning point, decisive," borrowed from Greek kritikós, taken as derivative of krísis crisis, replacing earlier krísimos) + -al:1; in sense "inclined to criticize, involving criticism," from critic:1 + -al:1