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# critically

adverb (critically)

«critically» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Critically means very seriously or dangerously, as in critically ill or critically endangered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#m1)
2. Critically means by judging carefully what is good and bad, as in think critically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#m2)
3. Critically means in a way that finds fault, as in she spoke critically of the plan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and nature lessons, critically endangered species, such as the Sumatran tiger or kakapo, are at very high risk of dying out. In news, a person critically injured needs urgent hospital care. In school, critical thinking means asking: is it true, who says so, how do they know? This helps spot fake news.

### Examples

- The kakapo is critically endangered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x1)
- The driver was critically injured in the crash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x2)
- Read the advert critically: what is it trying to sell? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x3)
- Scientists think critically about their results. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x4)
- The film was critically praised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x5)
- The coach spoke critically about our defending. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x6)
- Goll sat twisted round watching the progress of the brawl critically, and Fionn, sitting opposite, watched Goll. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from critical. Critically acclaimed means praised by critics. Think critically does not mean be negative; it means check carefully.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «critically» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«critically» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/critically.html) on Mova free.