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1 if you are critical, you criticize someone or something
criticizing
2 something that is critical is very important because what happens in the future depends on it [= crucial]
important
3 a critical time or situation is serious and worrying because things might suddenly become much worse : 
The fighting has stopped, but the situation is still critical.changes that took place during the critical period at the end of the war
serious/worrying
The fighting has stopped, but the situation is still critical.changes that took place during the critical period at the end of the war4 so ill that you might die : She is in intensive care, where she remains critical but stable.
ill
She is in intensive care, where she remains critical but stable.5
the critical list
a) the list of patients in a hospital who are so ill that they might die
take somebody off the critical list He was taken off the critical list and is now in a stable condition.
He was taken off the critical list and is now in a stable condition.b) if a system, plan, company etc is on the critical list, it is having severe problems and might fail soon
6 making careful judgments about how good or bad something is : His book provides a critical analysis of the television industry in Britain.
making judgments
His book provides a critical analysis of the television industry in Britain.7A according to critics who give judgments about art, films, theatre, and books :
