adj.
1.marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
2.at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
3.characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
4.urgently needed
5.forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
6.being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
7.of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
Idiom of the Day
keep (someone or something) in check
to keep someone or something under control, to restrain someone or something
The economic policy was designed to keep inflation in check.