crucial
[ kroo-shuhl ]
/ ˈkru ʃəl /
adjective
involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical: a crucial experiment.
severe; trying.
of the form of a cross; cross-shaped.
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Words nearby crucial
crst syndrome,
crt,
crtc,
cru,
cruces,
crucial,
crucian,
crucian carp,
cruciate,
cruciate anastomosis,
cruciate ligament
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British Dictionary definitions for crucially
crucial
/ (ˈkruːʃəl) /
adjective
involving a final or supremely important decision or event; decisive; critical
informal
very important
slang
very good
Derived forms of crucial
crucially, adverbWord Origin for crucial
C18: from French, from Latin
crux
cross