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.
Words nearby crucial
crst syndrome, crt, crtc, cru, cruces, crucial, crucian, crucian carp, cruciate, cruciate anastomosis, cruciate ligament
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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
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