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# critically

«critically» in Mova's school dictionary: **very seriously or dangerously, as in critically ill or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (critically)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Critically means very seriously or dangerously, as in critically ill or critically endangered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#m1)

2) Critically means by judging carefully what is good and bad, as in think critically. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#m2)

3) Critically means in a way that finds fault, as in she spoke critically of the plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and nature lessons, critically endangered species, such as the Sumatran tiger or kakapo, are at very high risk of dying out. In news, a person critically injured needs urgent hospital care. In school, critical thinking means asking: is it true, who says so, how do they know? This helps spot fake news.

### examples

- The kakapo is critically endangered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x1)
- The driver was critically injured in the crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x2)
- Read the advert critically: what is it trying to sell? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x3)
- Scientists think critically about their results. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x4)
- The film was critically praised. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x5)
- The coach spoke critically about our defending. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x6)
- Goll sat twisted round watching the progress of the brawl critically, and Fionn, sitting opposite, watched Goll. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/#x7)

### note

Adverb from critical. Critically acclaimed means praised by critics. Think critically does not mean be negative; it means check carefully.

### In the corpora

- [Wild orangutans live only on Borneo and Sumatra and are critically endangered, largely because forests were cut down for palm oil farms.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/85-ape-house-orangutans-gibbons-bonobos/7/)
- [Sawfish are critically endangered, mainly because their saws tangle in fishing nets.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/91-the-aquarium-the-shark-tunnel-and-the-rays/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «critically» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/critically/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.