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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Critickadjective

    Critical; relating to criticism; relating to the art of judging of literary performances.

    Thence arts o’er all the northern world advance,
    But critick learning flourish’d most in France. Alexander Pope.

  2. CRITICKnoun

    Etymology: ϰϱιτιϰος.

    This settles truer ideas in men’s minds of several things, whereof we read the names in ancient authors, than all the large and laborious arguments of criticks. John Locke.

    Criticks I saw, that other names deface,
    And fix their own with labour in their place. Alexander Pope.

    Where an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little criticks exalt themselves, and shower down their ill-nature. Isaac Watts.

    My chief design, next to seeing you, is to be a severe critick on you and your neighbour. Jonathan Swift.

  3. Criticknoun

    I should be glad if I could persuade him to continue his good offices, and write such another critick on any thing of mine. Dryden.

    I should as soon expect to see a critique on the poesy of a ring, as on the inscription of a medal. Joseph Addison, on Medals.

    If ideas and words were distinctly weighed, and duly considered, they would afford us another sort of logick and critick than what we have been hitherto acquainted with. John Locke.

    What is every year of a wise man’s life, but a censure and critique on the past? Alexander Pope.

    Not that my quill to criticks was confin’d,
    My verse gave ampler lessons to mankind. Alexander Pope.

  4. To Critickverb

    To play the critick; to criticise.

    Etymology: from critick.

    They do but trace over the paths that have been beaten by the antients; or comment, critick, and flourish upon them. William Temple.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of critick in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of critick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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