- (a.) Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical.
- (n.) An act of criticism; a critique.
- (n.) The art of criticism.
- (n.) One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes judgment upon them; a reviewer.
- (v.i.) To criticise; to play the critic.
- (n.) One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "critic" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/critic/definitions/1993074> |