Critic vs. Critical

Criticnoun

A person who appraises the works of others.

Criticnoun

A specialist in judging works of art.

Criticnoun

One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

Criticnoun

An opponent.

Criticnoun

(an act of criticism)

Criticnoun

(the art of criticism)

Criticverb

To criticise.

Criticnoun

One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes judgment upon them; a reviewer.

Criticnoun

One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper.

Criticnoun

The art of criticism.

Criticnoun

An act of criticism; a critique.

Criticadjective

Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical.

Criticverb

To criticise; to play the critic.

Criticnoun

a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

Criticnoun

anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

Criticnoun

someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

Critic

A critic is a professional who communicates an assessment and an opinion of various forms of creative works such as art, literature, music, cinema, theater, fashion, architecture, and food. Critics may also take as their subject social or government policy.

Criticaladjective

Inclined to find fault or criticize

Criticaladjective

Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.

Criticaladjective

Extremely important.

Criticaladjective

Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.

Criticaladjective

(medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.

Criticaladjective

Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.

Criticaladjective

(physics) Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.

Criticaladjective

(physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.

Criticalnoun

A critical value, factor, etc.

Criticalnoun

In breakdancing, a kind of airflare move in which the dancer hops from one hand to the other.

Criticaladjective

Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.

Criticaladjective

Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.

Criticaladjective

Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.

Criticaladjective

Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.

Criticaladjective

Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject.

Criticaladjective

at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction;

Criticaladjective

characterized by careful evaluation and judgment;

Criticaladjective

urgently needed; absolutely necessary;

Criticaladjective

being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency;

Criticaladjective

expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements

Criticaladjective

expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art

Criticaladjective

(of a text) incorporating a detailed and scholarly analysis and commentary

Criticaladjective

involving the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement

Criticaladjective

(of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis

Criticaladjective

extremely ill and at risk of death

Criticaladjective

having a decisive or crucial importance in the success, failure, or existence of something

Criticaladjective

relating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another

Criticaladjective

(of a nuclear reactor or fuel) maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction