critical

/ˈkrɪtɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

NOT PLEASED › saying that someone or something is bad or wrong: a critical report He is very critical of the way I work.

IMPORTANT › very important for the way things will happen in the future: a critical decision

SERIOUS › extremely serious or dangerous: The doctors said her condition was critical and she might not survive.

OPINIONS › giving judgments and opinions on books, plays, films, etc: a critical study of Tennyson's work

critically adverb

(Definition of critical adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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