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Word: critically
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From: gcide - The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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: wn - WordNet (r) 2.0
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critically
     adv : in a critical manner; "this must be examined critically"
           [ant: {uncritically}]