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cruciallyIn a way that is extremely important or essential to achieving a particular result or outcome.

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: In a way that is extremely important or essential to achieving a particular result or outcome.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkruːʃəli/

Korean meaning: 결정적으로, 극히 중요하게

Korean pronunciation: 크루-셜-리 (강세: 크루)

Example Sentences

  • The student crucially forgot to bring a pencil to the exam and had to borrow one from a classmate who only had a pink glittery one.
  • Success in this project depends crucially on teamwork and communication.
  • The recipe crucially requires fresh basil, but all I had was dried basil from 2019, so my pasta tasted like cardboard.

crucially

ADVERB

//ˈkruːʃəli//

In a way that is extremely important or essential to achieving a particular result or outcome.

crucially concept
💡 Concept

In a way that is extremely important or essential to achieving a particular result or outcome.

crucially rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When timing matters crucially, she must act dually!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkruːʃəli/

🌳Etymology

Rootcrux
Suffix--ially

Origin

From Latin 'crux' meaning 'cross'. The cross was seen as a critical decision point or intersection, leading to the meaning of 'decisive' or 'extremely important'.

🎵Rhyme

sociallycommerciallyspecially

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The student crucially forgot to bring a pencil to the exam and had to borrow one from a classmate who only had a pink glittery one.

Success in this project depends crucially on teamwork and communication.

😄 Fun example

The recipe crucially requires fresh basil, but all I had was dried basil from 2019, so my pasta tasted like cardboard.

The timing of the announcement is crucially important for the company's reputation.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

criticallyvitallyessentiallyfundamentallydecisively

Antonyms

insignificantlytrivially

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