critical

/ˈkri-ti-kəl/

in sense "being at a turning point," from 16th-17th century cretike, criticke "at a turning point" (Middle English cretic, borrowed from Late Latin criticus "at a turning point, decisive," borrowed from Greek kritikós, taken as derivative of krísis crisiskrísimos) + ; in sense "inclined to criticize, involving criticism," from +

adjective

  1. inclined to criticize severely and unfavorably

  2. consisting of or involving criticism; also : of or relating to the judgment of critics

  3. exercising or involving careful judgment or judicious evaluation

Don't be so critical. This is just a first attempt.

critical writings

critical hypercritical faultfinding captious carping censorious mean inclined to look for and point out faults and defects. critical may also imply an effort to see a thing clearly and truly in order to judge it fairly. hypercritical suggests a tendency to judge by unreasonably strict standards.

noun

  1. the least angle of incidence at which total reflection takes place

noun

  1. the monitoring and treatment of critically ill or injured patients : intensive, care

  2. a designated area of a hospital providing critical care : intensive care unit —often hyphenated when used before another noun

Critical care involves the use of life-sustaining, high-technology medicine catering to a patient population that extends to both extremes of age. In adult ICUs, the average age is increasing and is now commonly well over 60 years.