CRITICAL

Definition

1. adjective marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws.
2. adjective 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. adjective characterized by careful evaluation and judgment.
4. adjective urgently needed. — synonyms: vital
5. adjective forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis. — synonyms: decisive
6. adjective being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency.
7. adjective of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism.