2cripple verb crip·pled; crip·pling 1 : to make lame
2 : to make useless or imperfect
Synonyms
[1] disable, lame, maim, mutilate—more at MAIM
[2] blemish, break, damage, deface, disfigure, flaw, harm, hurt, injure, mar, spoil, vitiate—more at DAMAGE
[2] disable, hamstring, immobilize, incapacitate, paralyze, prostrate—more at PARALYZE
cri·sis noun, plural cri·ses [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L, fr. Gk krisis, lit., decision, fr. krinein to decide]
1 : the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever
2 : a decisive or critical moment
Synonyms
clutch, crunch, emergency, head, juncture—more at EMERGENCY
crisp adjective 1 : CURLY, WAVY
2 : easily crumbled : BRITTLE
3 : FIRM, FRESH <~ lettuce>
4 : being sharp and clear; also : concise and to the point
5 : LIVELY, SPARKLING
6 : FROSTY, SNAPPY; also : INVIGORATING
7 : noticeably neat
— crisp verb
Synonyms
[2] brittle, crumbly, flaky, friable, short; also crunchy; breakable, delicate, fragile
[4] brief, compact, compendious, concise, epigrammatic, laconic, pithy, succinct, summary, terse—more at CONCISE
[7] neat, orderly, shipshape, snug, tidy, trim, uncluttered—more at NEAT
crisp·ly adverb : in a crisp manner
Synonyms
compactly, concisely, laconically, shortly, succinctly, summarily, tersely—more at SHORTLY
crisp·ness noun : the quality or state of being crisp
Synonyms
brevity, briefness, compactness, conciseness, succinctness, terseness—more at SUCCINCTNESS
crispy adjective : easily crumbled
1crisscross verb 1 : to mark with crossed lines
2 : to go or pass back and forth through or over
Synonyms
cover, cross, cut, follow, go, pass, proceed, travel, traverse—more at TRAVERSE
2crisscross adjective : marked or characterized by crisscrossing
— crisscross adverb
3crisscross noun : a pattern formed by crossed lines
crit abbreviation critical; criticism
cri·te·ri·on noun, plural -ria : a standard on which a judgment may be based
Synonyms
grade, mark, measure, par, standard, touchstone, yardstick—more at STANDARD
crit·ic noun 1 : a person who judges literary or artistic works
2 : one inclined to find fault
Synonyms
carper, castigator, caviler, censurer, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold; also detractor; pettifogger, quibbler; complainer, crybaby, whiner
crit·i·cal adjective 1 : being or relating to a condition or disease involving danger of death
2 : being a crisis
3 : inclined to criticize
4 : relating to criticism or critics
5 : requiring careful judgment
6 : UNCERTAIN
7 : marked by or indicative of significant worth or consequence
— crit·i·cal·ly adverb
Synonyms
[2] acute, dire, imperative, imperious, instant, pressing, urgent—more at ACUTE
[3] captious, carping, hypercritical, overcritical; also discerning, discriminating, judicious; demanding, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, particular
Antonyms
uncritical
[7] crucial, key, pivotal, vital—more at CRUCIAL
crit·i·cism noun 1 : the act of criticizing; especially : CENSURE
2 : a judgment or review
3 : the art of judging works of literature or art
crit·i·cize verb -cized; -ciz·ing 1 : to judge as a critic : EVALUATE
2 : to find fault : express criticism
Synonyms
blame, censure,