1 (crucially) critically important crucial
a critically important moment in his career the army was in a critically dangerous position
3 (seriously) we are running critically low on food supplies nuestras provisiones de alimentos están quedando reducidas a unos niveles críticos
4 (disparagingly) [+speak, say] con desaprobación; en tono de crítica he spoke critically of their beliefs
5 (analytically) [+study, examine, watch] con ojo crítico; críticamente She studied herself critically These theories should be critically examined Wyman watched them critically
6 (Cine) (Literat) (Mús) (Teat) the band's critically acclaimed new album el nuevo disco del grupo, aclamado por la crítica; his first two books were critically acclaimed sus dos primeros libros tuvieron muy buena acogida por parte de la crítica
