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CRITICALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a critical manner

Example:

this must be examined critically

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

uncritically (in an uncritical manner)

Pertainym:

critical (characterized by careful evaluation and judgment)

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 Context examples: 

A critical care nurse is a licensed professional nurse who is responsible for ensuring that all critically ill patients and their families receive optimal care.

(Critical Care Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)

They recruited critically ill patients from pediatric intensive care units in the United States, Canada, France, Italy, and Israel.

(Fresh red blood cell transfusions do not help critically ill children more than older cells, National Institutes of Health)

A total 2,607 rare, endemic, or threatened animal species were surveyed in Bahia, out of which 331 have been listed for protection in various threat categories—vulnerable (140); endangered (131); critically endangered (54) and regionally extinct (5).

(Over 300 animal species threatened in Bahia, Agência Brasil)

And as he followed, comprehendingly and critically, he noted the unbroken field of the other's knowledge.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

April and the first half of May will become a critically important period of 2020 for you, a time when you will be able to garner much support from VIPs who can help you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Holmes pulled it off and examined it critically.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The European eel is a commercially important species that is critically endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

(Study uncovers magnetic memory of European glass eels, National Science Foundation)

The IUCN lists both the Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) and the Asiatic cheetah as "critically endangered" in their Red List.

(Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts, Wikinews)

The Professor watched me critically.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

All of them are listed as endangered or critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, an inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and subspecies.

(New way to save endangered sharks – and our seafood, SciDev.Net)