CRUCIALLY

crucially

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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