critical
/ˈkɹɪt.ɪ.kəl/ noun C2- A critical value, factor, etc.
- critical hit
- In breakdancing, a kind of airflare move in which the dancer hops from one hand to the other.
Plural criticals
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“Father,” said the young man, “I have the honor of presenting to you the Count of Monte Cristo, the generous friend whom I had the good fortune to meet in the critical situation of which I have told you.”
You come at a critical moment."
Though he had detected with a critical eye more than one failure of perfect symmetry in her form, he was forced to acknowledge her figure to be light and pleasing; and in spite of his asserting that her manners were not those of the fashionable world, he was caught by their easy playfulness.
As it is, I have been able to get about as I could not possibly have done had I been living in the Hall, and I remain an unknown factor in the business, ready to throw in all my weight at a critical moment.”
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