CRITICAL

/ˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 15

Scrabble letter values: C₃R₁I₁T₁I₁C₃A₁L₁ = 12

Definition

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

“a critical attitude”
“a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure”
“critical mass”