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Critically vs Importantly - What's the difference?

critically | importantly |

As adverbs the difference between critically and importantly

is that critically is in a critical manner; with criticism while importantly is (sentence adverb) (used to mark a statement as having importance).

critically

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a critical manner; with criticism.
  • With close discernment; accurately; exactly.
  • * Dryden
  • Critically to discern good writers from bad.
  • At a crisis or critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence.
  • a fortification critically situated
  • * Bishop Burnet
  • Coming critically the night before the session.

    importantly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (sentence adverb) (Used to mark a statement as having importance).
  • *
  • In an important manner.
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