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vitally

vitally

22 3.9
In a way that is very important for something to happen
  • adverb
  • /ˈvaɪtəli/
translation icon : vitalmente
  • In which case I have something vitally important to say to you.
  • vitally important
  • vitally necessary
  • vitally important issue

I kind of sense the, you know, how vitally important it is for other people.

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Examples

  • It is vitally important that we maintain a positive public opinion.

  • Therefore, it is vitally important to explore the role of the principal in shared decision making.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And knowing the needs of your audience is vitally important because they will actually tell you what they want to buy from you.

  • We work on a vitally important case together.

  • Now it is vitally important that you go the right way.

  • That is why the work of the American Mission Hospital in Van is so vitally important.

  • Experts say friends are vitally important.

  • And, as we discussed many times, it's vitally important that you be there, that you be in court that day.

  • Phan, Anaya, and Maxey-Harris agreed that increasing diversity in libraries was a vitally important mission.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Knowing your audience is vitally important for successful communication.

Synonyms

fundamentally
vsvitally
181 3.9

In a basic way that shows what is most important

focuses on essential need rather than on basic foundation
supremely
vsvitally
26 4.5

To a very high degree

stresses essential necessity rather than mere intensity
majorly
vsvitally
  • Informal
6 7.4

To a very large degree

focuses on being essential rather than casual emphasis
integrally
vsvitally
1 5.8

In a way that is necessary for the whole to work

is crucial without implying it is a component
indispensably
vsvitally
  • Formal
1 5.2

In a way that is absolutely needed

is very important but may not mean absolute necessity
momentously
vsvitally
  • Formal
1 7.0

In a very important way that probably has a lasting effect

is about essential need rather than long term significance
pivotally
vsvitally
6.3

Very important for the way something turns out

is important generally rather than only determining the outcome
capitally
vsvitally
  • Archaic
7.4

In a very serious way that matters a lot

means crucial importance rather than stressing harshness

Antonyms

In a way that is not important and not easily noticed

How Important

vitally
22 3.9
significantly
  • Specialized
351 3.5
somewhat
816 2.0
slightly
885 1.0
negligibly
1 5.6

Surface Forms

vitally positive

Morphology

vitally = vital (transparent) = vital + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'vital', so the meaning 'in an essential way' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word vitally comes from the Latin root vita, which means 'life'. You see the same root in vital, vitality, and vitamin, so vitally means 'in a way that is essential', like something needed for life.