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critic
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment
  • one who censures or finds fault
  • a harsh examiner or judge
  • a caviler
  • a carper.
  • (n.) The art of criticism.
  • (n.) An act of criticism
  • a critique.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to critics or criticism
  • critical.
  • (v. i.) To criticise
  • to play the critic.
 
critical
  • (n.) Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.
  • (n.) Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art
  • of the nature of a criticism
  • accurate
  • as, critical knowledge
  • a critical dissertation.
  • (n.) Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection
  • exact
  • nicely judicious.
  • (n.) Inclined to criticise or find fault
  • fastidious
  • captious
  • censorious
  • exacting.
  • (n.) Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic
  • as, a critical analysis of a subject.
  • (n.) Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture
  • important as regards consequences
  • hence, of doubtful issue
  • attended with risk
  • dangerous
  • as, the critical stage of a fever
  • a critical situation.
 
critically
  • (adv.) In a critical manner
  • with nice discernment
  • accurately
  • exactly.
  • (adv.) At a crisis
  • at a critical time
  • in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence
  • as, a fortification critically situated.
 
criticalness
  • (n.) The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at a critical time.
  • (n.) Accuracy in examination or decision
  • exactness.
 
criticaster
  • (n.) A contemptible or vicious critic.
 
criticisable
  • (a.) Capable of being criticised.

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