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Answer: acute


Clue Length Answer
Critical3 letterskey
  1. Definition: 1. United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)

Critical4 lettersdire
  1. Definition: 1. causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

Critical4 letterssore
  1. Definition: 1. roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"

Critical4 lettersmass
  1. Definition: 1. formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness"

Critical4 lettersugly
  1. Definition: 1. inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"

Critical4 lettersnice
  1. Definition: 1. exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"

Critical5 lettersrough
  1. Definition: 1. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"

Critical5 lettersexact
  1. Definition: 1. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

Critical5 letterstight
  1. Definition: 1. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"

Critical5 lettersacute
  1. Definition: 1. having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"

Critical5 lettersgrave
  1. Definition: 1. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"

Critical5 letterstough
  1. Definition: 1. a cruel and brutal fellow

Critical5 lettersstern
  1. Definition: 1. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

Critical5 letterssteep
  1. Definition: 1. having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

Critical5 lettersvital
  1. Definition: 1. manifesting or characteristic of life; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"

Critical5 lettersspiny
  1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

Critical5 lettersrigid
  1. Definition: 1. incapable of or resistant to bending;

Critical6 lettersstaple
  1. Definition: 1. necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"

Critical6 lettersuphill
  1. Definition: 1. the upward slope of a hill

Critical6 lettersurgent
  1. Definition: 1. compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"

Critical6 letterswicked
  1. Definition: 1. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality;

Critical6 letterstricky
  1. Definition: 1. not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee

Critical6 lettersrugged
  1. Definition: 1. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

Critical6 letterssubtle
  1. Definition: 1. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"

Critical6 lettersthorny
  1. Definition: 1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"

Critical6 lettersdainty
  1. Definition: 1. affectedly dainty or refined

Critical6 letterssevere
  1. Definition: 1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

Critical6 lettersstrict
  1. Definition: 1. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

Critical6 letterstouchy
  1. Definition: 1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

Critical7 lettersrefined
  1. Definition: 1. make more complex, intricate, or richer;

Critical7 letterstactful
  1. Definition: 1. having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment"

Critical7 lettersdubious
  1. Definition: 1. fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"

Critical7 lettersprudish
  1. Definition: 1. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

Critical7 letterscarping

    Critical7 lettersprecise
    1. Definition: 1. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

    Critical7 lettersfateful

      Critical7 letterspivotal
      1. Definition: 1. being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

      Critical7 lettersserious
      1. Definition: 1. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm;

      Critical7 letterscrucial
      1. Definition: 1. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"

      Critical8 lettersslippery
      1. Definition: 1. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"

      Critical8 letterstoilsome

        Critical8 letterspuristic

          Critical8 lettersdelicate
          1. Definition: 1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

          Critical8 letterspunctual
          1. Definition: 1. acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"

          Critical8 lettersrigorous
          1. Definition: 1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

          Critical8 lettersaccurate
          1. Definition: 1. conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"

          Critical8 letterspressing

            Critical8 lettersovernice

              Critical8 lettersticklish
              1. Definition: 1. difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"

              Critical8 letterspregnant
              1. Definition: 1. carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life

              Critical8 letterspriggish
              1. Definition: 1. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

              Critical9 letterssearching

                Critical9 lettersselective
                1. Definition: 1. tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

                Critical9 letterssarcastic
                1. Definition: 1. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

                Critical9 lettersscorching
                1. Definition: 1. become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

                Critical9 letterssqueamish
                1. Definition: 1. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

                Critical9 lettersreligious

                  Critical9 letterssensitive

                    Critical9 lettersclimactic

                      Critical9 lettersmomentous

                        Critical9 lettersimportant
                        1. Definition: 1. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"

                        Critical9 letterssagacious
                        1. Definition: 1. skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman"

                        Critical9 lettersquibbling

                          Critical9 lettersquerulous

                            Critical9 lettershazardous

                              Critical9 lettersstrategic
                              1. Definition: 1. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

                              Critical9 lettersdesperate
                              1. Definition: 1. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"

                              Critical10 letterstouchandgo

                                Critical10 lettersfastidious
                                1. Definition: 1. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"

                                Critical10 lettersprecarious
                                1. Definition: 1. affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"

                                Critical10 letterscensorious
                                1. Definition: 1. harshly critical or expressing censure; "was censorious of petty failings"

                                Critical10 lettersunderlying

                                  Critical10 lettersparticular
                                  1. Definition: 1. providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular description of the room"

                                  Critical10 lettersscrupulous
                                  1. Definition: 1. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

                                  Critical10 lettersremarkable
                                  1. Definition: 1. unusual or striking; "a remarkable sight"; "such poise is singular in one so young"

                                  Critical11 lettersthreatening
                                  1. Definition: 1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;

                                  Critical11 lettersoverrefined

                                    Critical11 letterspuritanical

                                      Critical11 letterssuperficial
                                      1. Definition: 1. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"

                                      Critical11 letterspunctilious
                                      1. Definition: 1. marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"

                                      Critical11 lettersreproachful

                                        Critical11 letterssignificant
                                        1. Definition: 1. fairly large; "won by a substantial margin"

                                        Critical12 letterslifeanddeath

                                          Critical12 letterspunctillious

                                            Critical12 lettersoftheessence

                                              Critical12 lettersvituperative

                                                Critical12 lettersfaultfinding
                                                1. Definition: 1. tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"

                                                Critical13 lettersrationalistic
                                                1. Definition: 1. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism

                                                Critical14 lettersdiscriminating


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