crucial
//ˈkɹuː.ʃəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more crucial
- Superlative
- most crucial
Definitions
1.Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
- A secure supply of crude oil is crucial for any modern nation, let alone a superpower.
- The battle of Tali-Ihantala in 1944 is one of the crucial moments in the history of Finland.
- Language is crucial because it is the best weapon against violence. When children don’t have the words to express their thoughts, they raise their fists.
2.Very good; excellent; particularly applied to reggae music.(slang)
- Delbert Wilkins is the most crucial pirate radio DJ in Brixton.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2815
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
1706, from French crucial, a medical term for ligaments of the knee (which cross each other), from Latin crux, crucis (“cross”) (English crux), from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).