Critically

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Critically \Crit"ic*al*ly\, adv.
     1. In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately;
        exactly.
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              Critically to discern good writers from bad.


                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. At a crisis; at a critical time; in a situation, place, or
        condition of decisive consequence; as, a fortification
        critically situated.
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              Coming critically the night before the session.
                                                    --Bp. Burnet.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  critically
       adv : in a critical manner; "this must be examined critically"
             [ant: {uncritically}]