adj
Meaning 1
Lacking critique or critical examination; undiscriminating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an uncritical review
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Lacking critique or critical examination; undiscriminating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having a disregard for critical standards or procedures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adj
Slow to criticize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: critical
adjective
marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: noncritical
Antonyms: critical
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider. Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor. Latin criticus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English critical English uncritical From un- + critical.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.