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crucially

crucially

13 4.4
In a way that is very important for the result
  • adverb
  • /ˈkruːʃəli/
translation icon : crucialmente
  • Timing is crucially important for the success of any project.
  • crucially important
  • crucially dependent
  • crucially different

So we have lifespan, life expectancy, and crucially health span as well.

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Examples

  • The persuasiveness of this thesis, of course, depends crucially on a series of assumptions.

    Academic text (1990)
  • We're running a Kickstarter, and timing is crucially important.

  • But science, the understanding of how things work, what things are, has been crucially important to me.

  • And crucially, I want you guys to be able to read current papers in the field.

  • Thus, decisions about who will get credit, how much, and on what terms are crucially important social questions.

    Academic text (1998)
  • So that what is the nature of the symptoms is a crucially important question.

  • Therefore, regular physical activity crucially contributes to successful aging by helping people develop and maintain healthy physical function.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Well, you've raised a crucially difficult point.

  • Moreover, their experiences encompassed crucially different phases of the war.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Because all technologies have unintended effects, acceptance of risk is another attitude crucially linked to technology.

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

importantly
vscrucially
507 1.0

In a way that matters a lot

marks extreme or decisive importance, not just general importance
significantly
vscrucially
  • Specialized
351 3.5

By a large, noticeable amount that makes a difference

is about being decisive and extremely important rather than degree
vitally
vscrucially
22 3.9

In a way that is very important for something to happen

expresses extreme importance but not always necessity
where it counts
vscrucially
3 5.5

In the parts that matter most

is extreme importance in general rather than only key areas
pivotally
vscrucially
6.3

Very important for the way something turns out

is about extreme importance without stressing centrality

Antonyms

In a way that does not matter much

How Important

vitally
22 3.9
crucially
13 4.4
importantly
507 1.0
notably
101 3.5
incidentally
24 4.2

Surface Forms

crucially positive

Morphology

crucially = crucial (transparent) = crucial + ly

The adverb is a regular derivation from the adjective 'crucial' with the productive suffix '-ly', so its meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Crucially comes from the Latin root crux, which means 'cross' and gave us words like crucifix and crux meaning 'the main point'. So, something done crucially happens at the central, most important moment and can change the result.