crucially

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/ˈkɹuːʃəli/

adverb

In a crucial manner.

Less commonScrabble 16

Meanings

adverbcrucially (comparative more crucially, superlative most crucially)

comparative more crucially · superlative most crucially

  1. In a crucial manner.

    England were again thankful for the brilliance of Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who has yet to concede a goal in the tournament and saved crucially from Timo Werner and Kai Havertz in each half, while Thomas Muller missed a glorious chance to equalise before Kane struck.

    2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport

Origin

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APA

crucially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crucially

MLA

“crucially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crucially. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crucially,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crucially.

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