existentially

[eg-zi-sten-shuh-lee, ek-si-]

adverb

1. in a way that is part of the very existence of a particular person or thing; inherently.

2. in a way that affects or relates to existence, especially as a challenge or threat; in an existential way.

Example Sentences

“I think we’re in the fourth, and I think it’s as existentially serious as anything we’ve been through. I don’t know how it will turn out.”

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If Donald Trump really was and is so horrible and existentially dangerous to the United States, why did no Democrat or other member of Congress speak up during the ceremony?

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The Saya de Malha Bank is existentially crucial to the planet because it is one of the world’s biggest carbon sinks.

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But more importantly, you have a lot of personalities who have not really had the luxury, or in some cases, horror, of existentially facing themselves.

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To some men, it appears that losing that status as "provider" feels existentially threatening, a sledgehammer in their carefully constructed identities built on maintaining financial power.

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