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crucially

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkruːʃəli/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cru•cial /ˈkruʃəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of highest, greatest, or most critical importance:a crucial experiment.
cru•cial•ly, adv.: The weather crucially affected the decision to proceed.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cru•cial  (kro̅o̅′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive;
    critical:a crucial experiment.
  2. severe;
    trying.
  3. of the form of a cross;
    cross-shaped.
  • Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + -al1
  • 1700–10
cru′cial•ly, adv. 
    1. momentous, vital, essential, significant.
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