acritical

a·crit·i·cal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ey-krit-i-kuh l]
- /eɪˈkrɪt ɪ kəl/
- /akrˈɪtɪkəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey-krit-i-kuh l]
- /eɪˈkrɪt ɪ kəl/

Definitions of acritical word

adjective acritical showing no indication of crisis 3
adjective acritical not critical; having no tendency to criticism or critical judgment 3
adjective acritical showing no signs of a crisis 3
adjective acritical not critical. 1
adjective acritical Medicine/Medical. (of a disease) not showing a crisis. 1
adjective acritical Not involving a crisis. 0

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Origin of acritical

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; a-6 + critical

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Parts of speech for Acritical

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Acritical

acritical popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

acritical usage trend in Literature

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