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creticke

creticke is the obsolete spelling of cretic.

creticke is the obsolete spelling of critic.

Meaning of cretic

Noun

cretic (plural cretics)

  1. A metrical foot of this kind.
    • 5. Creticus of a long, a ſhort, and a long, ﹘⏑﹘ daungerous.[1586, VVilliam VVebbe, edited by Edward Arber, A Diſcourſe of Engliſh Poetrie (English Reprints), Westminster: A. Constable & Co., published 1895, page 69
    Synonyms:
    amphimacer

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Meaning of critic

Noun

critic (countable and uncountable, plural critics)

  1. (countable) A person who appraises the works of others.
    • Following its publication, the novel received widespread acclaim from literary critics.
  2. (countable) A specialist in judging works of art.
  3. (countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
    • When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC
  4. (countable) An opponent.

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Questions about creticke

What is creticke the obsolete spelling of?
Creticke is the obsolete spelling of cretic.

Words near creticke in the dictionary

  1. Cretian
  2. Cretians
  3. cretic
  4. Creticism
  5. cretick
  6. creticke
  7. creticks
  8. cretics
  9. cretifaction
  10. cretified
  11. cretifies

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