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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 1282
critical
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Meanings
adjective
- expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.E.g. I was very critical of the previous regime
- expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art.E.g. she never won the critical acclaim she sought
- (of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis.E.g. the floodwaters had not receded and the situation was still critical
- relating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another.E.g. if the density is less than a certain critical value the gravitational attraction will be too weak to halt the expansion
- (of a nuclear reactor or fuel) maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction.E.g. the reactor is due to go critical in October
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