crucial
Academic Word List, sublist 8.
About 23.79 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
The battle of Tali-Ihantala in 1944 is one of the crucial moments in the history of Finland.
- adjective Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.
- adjective Very good; excellent; particularly applied to reggae music.
Delbert Wilkins is the most crucial pirate radio DJ in Brixton.
Similar words
of the essence all-important important relevant determinant decisive essential material critical determinative
Often followed by
to role for in importance point question factor moment
Word family
crucially
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