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One who emends or critically edits.

Pertaining to emendation; corrective. "Emendatory criticism."" Johnson.

cquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship. The management of a young lady's person is not be overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded. Steele. The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so…

doctrines of philosophers. Opposed to exoteric. Enough if every age produce two or three critics of this esoteric class, with here and there a reader to understand them. De Quincey.

ected. I have made several discoveries, which appear new, even to those who are versed in critical learning. Addison.

Examination; inquiry. [R.] "A critical examen of the two pieces." Cowper.

Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.

Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. "At this exigent moment." Burke.

Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry. False face must hide what the false heart doth know. Shak.

Hypocritical. Shak.

g seems intended and another is done; a trick; an artifice. Every little fetch of wit and criticism. South.

part of a French newspaper (usually the bottom of the page), devoted to light literature, criticism, etc.; also, the article or tale itself, thus printed.

loyed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or figuratively. Mock the nice touches of the critic's file. Akenside.

or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal. And bless their critic with a poet's fire.Pope.

th having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing. The flummery of modern criticism. J. Morley.

things mentioned together; first mentioned. A bad author deserves better usage than a bad critic; a man may be the former merely through the misfortune of an ill judgment; but he can not be latter without both that and an ill temper. Pope.

Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a bad sense. The critics have been very free in their censures. Felton. A man may live a free life as to wine or women. Shelley.

ntlet, to suffer the punishment of the gantlet; hence, to go through the ordeal of severe criticism or controversy, or ill-treatment at many hands. Winthrop ran the gantlet of daily slights. Palfrey.

longing to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." Pope. "His generous spouse." Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]." Addison.

One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.