CRUCIALLY

crucially

(adverb) to a crucial degree; “crucially important”; “crucially, he must meet us at the airport”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

crucially (comparative more crucially, superlative most crucially)

In a crucial manner.

Source: Wiktionary

CRUCIAL

Cru"cial (kr"shal), a. Etym: [F. crucial, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross, torture. See Cross.]

1. Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

2. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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5 November 2024

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.