CRITICAL

Definition of CRITICAL

  1. (adj)marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
  2. (adj)at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
  3. (adj)characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
  4. (adj)being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
  5. (adj)of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
  6. (adj)urgently needed; absolutely necessary
  7. (adj)forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis