critically
/ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.88 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism.
adv
In terms of critique, review, of or by critics
adv
With close discernment; accurately; exactly.
Example Sentences
- "I looked critically at the frayed carpet of the hotel room."
- "Girard critically examines Nietzsche's central contention that Christianity is a religion of sublimated vengeance or ressentiment and contents that although Nietzsche is half right about Christians he remains dangerously naive about violence itself."
- "a critically applauded film"
- "Thus difficult it is to underſtand the purity of Engliſh, and critically to diſcern not only good Writers from bad, and a proper ſtile from a corrupt, but alſo to diſtinguiſh that which is pure in a good Author, from that which is vicious and corrupt in him."
- "a fortification critically situated"
- "Coming critically the night before the session."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *-n- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *krinyéti Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor. Latin criticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English critical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English critically From critical + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/
- British English: /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kə.li/
Inflected Forms
more critically (comparative)
most critically (superlative)