Used in a Sentence

critically

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for critically.

Editorial note

But it's very true that the air is critically polluted, esp.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of critically gathered in one view.

adverb

In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.

adverb

In terms of critique, review, of or by critics

adverb

With close discernment; accurately; exactly.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for critically.

adverb

In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.

adverb

In terms of critique, review, of or by critics

adverb

With close discernment; accurately; exactly.

adverb

At a crisis or critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence.

Example sentences

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But it's very true that the air is critically polluted, esp.

2

When something new comes out, eye it critically, and acknowledge that the menu you can choose from has expanded.

3

They learn not to blindly trust authorities, and to think critically about things that are too good to be true.

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Why is it bad to try to critically analyze someone's idea especially when it comes to an area of your expertise?

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The rest of the world is free to be crazy—many plot points in Methods of Rationality, for example, develop as a result of thinking critically about the canon irrational magical world.

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That you're a junior developer (but critically with 1 year of paid experience!) is apparent, you don't need to further emphasize it.

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If you are going to think critically about the true meaning of asking someone on a date, then you should also think critically about the true reasons why asking for sex directly is considered rude.

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Nursing home nurses just don't have the same exposure to critically ill patients.

9

Dude has a large, popular and critically acclaimed body of work behind him.

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However, this bundling may cause me to eye it more critically now.

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I think it's critically important to get involved in a open source project in some way or create your own, i.e.

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I can say that object pooling is critically important on certain mobile devices.

Quote examples

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But it was critically important that a "footer" tag was recently included in the spec.

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By saying "downvoters aren't critically thinking", you are attacking people who haven't even responded yet.

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My theory is in a noisy office, the noise is "distracting" because there is a higher chance of noise being relevant/important to you, but in a cafe-situation the noise is "anonymous" and you don't need to critically filter it.

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To use an analogy, think of our system for measuring the level of endangered for animals, from "Critically Endangered" to "Least Concern." Is it sensible to say, 'Well, aren't all species important to the ecosystem?

Proper noun examples

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Critically servers aggregate and thus anonymize the tag weighting of their own userbase (even from their own user base).

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Side note: Critically, IQ test results assume they've not been studied.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use critically in a sentence?

But it's very true that the air is critically polluted, esp.

What does critically mean?

In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.

What part of speech is critically?

critically is commonly used as adverb.