Critically
Critically adverb - In a critical manner.
Really and critically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Critically".
Really
Really adverb - In actual fact.
Critically and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Critically" instead an adverb "Really".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and critically
- very and really
- greatly and critically
- greatly and really
- extremely and critically
- extremely and really
- precisely and critically
- precisely and really
- actually and critically
- actually and really
- particularly and critically
- particularly and really
- highly and critically
- highly and really
Both words in one sentence
- Fans of the show are torn whether this ending is really bad, or one of the few things that are actually good about the otherwise critically panned game.
Source: Mind Screw / Video Games -
Tilda Swinton in the not-really-critically-acclaimed Hellblazer adaptation Constantine.
Source: Ham and Cheese - The result, Hai Hai, was critically and commercially unsuccessful, and Hodgson felt he had made an album he really didn't believe in and made for all the wrong reasons.
Source: Old Shame / Music
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