critical

B2Frequent NGSL-2

UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/US /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

Meaning

adjective

saying what you think is bad about somebody/something

“ You should just ignore any critical comments.”

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“EM: Really, like the critical threshold is if the ships from Earth stop coming”

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