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Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

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Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

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of Appraise

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of Appraise

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Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.

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Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.

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Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.

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Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.

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Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

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Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

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Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.

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Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.

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Serving to deprecate; deprecatory.

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Serving to deprecate; deprecatory.

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Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.

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Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.

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Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.

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Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.

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Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.

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Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.

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To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

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To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

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Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.

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Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful.

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Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping; captious.

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Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping; captious.

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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.

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Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.

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Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a…

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Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a…

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of Scath

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of Scath

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of Sear

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of Sear

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Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

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Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.

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Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful.

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Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding; abusive.

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Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by, abuse; scolding; abusive.

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The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the t…

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The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the t…

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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.…

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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.…

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The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at a critical time.

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The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at a critical time.

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The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a l…

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The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a l…

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The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the t…

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The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the t…

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The rules and principles which regulate the practice of the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and propriety of the beauties and faults of a l…

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Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

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Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

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of Discern

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of Discern

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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Alt. of Sarcastical

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Alt. of Sarcastical

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Like a scholar, or learned person; showing the qualities of a scholar; as, a scholarly essay or critique.

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Like a scholar, or learned person; showing the qualities of a scholar; as, a scholarly essay or critique.

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Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

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Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary; discouraging.

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Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.

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Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.

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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

Critical overlaps with important, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

Often adds urgency, risk or decisive importance.

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

Critical often adds urgency, risk or decisive importance.