Chapter Craniology to Crotch of C by Soule's Synonymes

Crisp, Crispy, a.

1. Brittle, friable.

2. Curled, frizzled.

Crisp, v. a. Twist, curl.

Crispin, n. Shoemaker, cordwainer, cobbler.

Cristate, a. (Bot.) Crested.

Criterion, n. Standard, test, touchstone, measure, rule, canon.

Critic, n.

1. Reviewer, censor, connoisseur, judge, (of artistic merit).

2. Censurer, caviller, carper.

Critical, a.

1. Exact, nice, accurate.

2. Censorious, carping, cavilling, captious.

3. Determining, decisive, crucial, turning, important.

4. Dangerous, hazardous, imminent, momentous, dubious, precarious, ticklish.

Criticise, v. a. Examine and estimate (as works of art or of literature), remark upon (with reference to merits and defects), pass judgment upon.

Criticism, n.

1. Art of criticising.

2. Critique, strictures, animadversion, review, critical remarks.

Critique, n. Criticism, review, critical examination, critical remarks, critical notice.

Croak, v. n.

1. Talk croakingly, talk hoarsely, mumble and groan.