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critical
/krit-i-kəl/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: amana ne keilangan
MS: keilangan amana
If something is critical, it is absolutely necessary.
It is critical that you turn off the gas after you finish, because it will be very dangerous if you do not.
 
adj.
 
2.
Def.: mareet se keugpè (meyitenged te peglelawa)
MS: mareet se keugpè
If someone is in a critical condition, they are very sick, and in danger of dying.
His daughter is in a critical condition in hospital after the accident.
 
adj.
 
3.
Def.: mareet ne impanlalag nu diyè te senge etew wey te minsan nekey
If you are critical of someone or something, you say that they are bad.
People have been very critical of that man because of what he did.
 
adj.
 
4.
Def.: egpekeyimu ne egbehey te puhawang ne meupiya wey ke mareet pinaahi te pegtengteng te minsan nekey
If your thinking is critical, you are able to look at something carefully and decide the good and bad things about it.
Our teacher tells us to use critical thinking when we read, to decide whether the writer is correct or not.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0551-0575 - related
 
 
uncritical
 
adj.
not critical (senses 3 and 4)
Status: ready

Last updated: 17/Jan/2012