criticamente
Portuguese, adverb
criticamente is spelled C-R-I-T-I-C-A-M-E-N-T-E (12 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 23,592nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Criticamente is a Portuguese adverb meaning “critically; crucially (in an extremely important manner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, críticamente is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of criticamente”. With an accent, crìticamente is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1973 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de forma crítica”.
What does criticamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
critically; crucially (in an extremely important manner)
- 2
critically (with criticism)
- 3
critically (relating to critique)
- 4
critically (relating to a crisis)
adverb
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1920) of criticamente
adverb
- 1
pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1973 in Portugal) of criticamente
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. de forma crítica
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of criticamente
- mais criticamente comparative
- o mais criticamente superlative
- crìticamente alternative
- críticamente alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is criticamente in Portuguese?
criticamente appears 1.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).