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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Extremely important.
  • Inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
  • Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.
  • medicine Of a condition involving unstable vital signs and an unfavorable prognosis.
  • Of the point (in nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
  • Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
  • Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.

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