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Definition critically in American English

critically adverb

adverb
/ˈkrɪtɪkli/
Example

Critically ill patients were given access to experimental treatments.

Example

It is critically important that an agreement is reached this month.

2

carefully, in order to judge what the good and bad aspects of something are

Example

We are teaching children to think critically.

Synonyms and related words
thoroughly closely gently
3

in a way that shows you do not like or approve of something

Example

No one we interviewed spoke critically of the mayor or her brother.

Synonyms and related words
accusatory accusing acerbic
4

by people whose job is to give their opinion of things such as new books, plays, or movies

Example

his critically acclaimed novel

Synonyms and related words
deterministic abstract central
Definition critically in American English