criterial

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UK/kɹaɪ̯ˈtɪə̯.ɹɪəl/US/kɹajˈtiːɹiəl/

adjective

Which is based on, pertains to, or constitutes criteria.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectivecriterial (comparative more criterial, superlative most criterial)

comparative more criterial · superlative most criterial

  1. uncommonWhich is based on, pertains to, or constitutes criteria.

    The Wimmera language and Tjapwurrung can be distinguished by the following criterial words: […]

    1993, among the La Trobe working papers in linguistics, volumes 6-8, page 8
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    The second part of the premise, which claims that calls for a secular Iran continue to foster the cause of Western imperialism, seems unfounded. In order to avoid being a mere speculation about the motives of secularists, it would have to be shown not only that (a) a secular Iran would be in the interests of imperialist powers; but, crucially, that (b) calls for a secular Iran are exclusively a causal product of imperialist powers. The fact is that, as we have noted earlier, there is a large portion of Iranians within the country calling for a separation of state and religious authorities. To ignore these Iranians, or to implausibly brush them aside as products of false consciousness and brainwashing by Western media would be, ironically, to silence them in ways that ‘anti-imperialists’ typically find to be criterial of colonial subjection.

    2023 November 6, Hossein Dabbagh, Patrick Hassan, “Secularism in Iran”, in aeon, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2023

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveserving as a basis for evaluation

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APA

criterial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criterial

MLA

“criterial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criterial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “criterial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/criterial.

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