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un⋅crit⋅i⋅cal

  [uhn-krit-i-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. not inclined or able to judge, esp. by the application of comparative standards: an uncritical reader.
2. undiscriminating; not applying or not guided by the standards of analysis: an uncritical estimate; their uncritical acceptance of traditional values.
Origin:
1650–60; un- 1 + critical

Related forms:
un⋅crit⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. shallow, superficial, casual.
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un·crit·i·cal   (ŭn-krĭt'ĭ-kəl)   
adj.  
  1. Not critical; undiscriminating or indulgent.
  2. Not using critical standards or methods, as in evaluation.
un·crit'i·cal·ly adv.
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uncritical 
1659, from un- (1) "not" + critical (see critic). Cf. Du. onkritisch, Ger. unkritisch, Dan. unkritisk.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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