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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | characterized by careful evaluation and judgment |
| examples | a critical reading a critical dissertation a critical analysis of Melville's writings |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | discerning; scholarly |
| Derivationally related form | critical → critic; critical → criticism |
| Antonym | critical → uncritical |
| Similar to | appraising(a), evaluative; discriminative, judicial |
| Incoming links | |
| Similar to | appraising(a), evaluative; discriminative, judicial |
| Antonym | uncritical → critical |
| Also see | discerning; scholarly |
| Derived from adjective | critically → critical |
| Derivationally related form | criticism → critical; critic → critical |
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