Uncritical Meaning
/əˈnkrɪtɪkəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjLacking critique or critical examination; undiscriminating.
adjHaving a disregard for critical standards or procedures.
Sentence Examples
An uncritical reader might accept the rumor as fact.
The book received uncritical praise from most of the reviewers.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The loyal fans were ____ of the singer's performance and praised everything.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The student was criticized for his ____ acceptance of the research results without checking the original data today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English critical English uncritical From un- + critical.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Let any competent judge read Hacket's Life of Archbishop Williams, and then these Sermons, and so measure the stultifying, nugifying effect of a blind and uncritical study of the Fathers […]"
— c. 1827-1833, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Hacket:
"More importantly, the rehearsing of that information has been almost completely uncritical, indicating a lack of recourse to any further information about the term."
— 2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 55:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The loyal fans were ____ of the singer's performance and praised everything.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The student was criticized for his ____ acceptance of the research results without checking the original data today.