criticus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

crĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., = κριτικός, fit or suitable for deciding, capable of judging.

I Adj., only as a medic. t. t. (cf. crisimus), decisive, critical : accessio morbi, Aug. Conf. 6, 1 fin. —More frequent,

II Subst.: crĭtĭ-cus , i, m., a critic , Cic. Fam. 9, 10, 1 (also ap. Suet. Gram. 14); Quint. 2, 1, 4; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 51.

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