"critically" meaning in English

See critically in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk.li/ [UK], /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk.li/ [US], [ˈkɹɪɾ.ɪk.li] [US], /ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kəl.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-critically.wav [Southern-England], en-us-critically.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: more critically [comparative], most critically [superlative]
Etymology: critical + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|critical|ly}} critical + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} critically (comparative more critically, superlative most critically)
  1. In a critical manner; with, or in terms of, criticism. Translations (in a critical manner, with criticism): اِنْتِقَاد (intiqād) (Arabic), քննադատաբար (kʻnnadatabar) (Armenian), críticament (Catalan), kriticky (Czech), kritiek (Dutch), criticamente (Italian), critic (Romanian), în mod critic (Romanian), крити́чно (kritíčno) (Russian), kriticky (Slovak), críticamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-critically-en-adv-BNapwutR Disambiguation of 'in a critical manner, with criticism': 67 10 2 20 2
  2. In terms of critique, review, of or by critics
    Sense id: en-critically-en-adv-1~p~zyso Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 36 13 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 15 35 15 18 17
  3. With close discernment; accurately; exactly.
    Sense id: en-critically-en-adv-N9gd7tOQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 36 13 13
  4. At a crisis or critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence.
    Sense id: en-critically-en-adv-gC8SFGRr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 36 13 13
  5. Requiring immediate attention; likely to cause a collapse.
    Sense id: en-critically-en-adv-XUaNrao4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 36 13 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: critically damped

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