Definitions for: Crucial


[adj] of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
[adj] having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
[adj] of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
[adj] having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"



Webster (1913) Definition: Cru"cial (kr?"shal), a. [F. crucial, fr. L. crux,
crucis, cross, torture. See Cross.]
1. Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross;
cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial
incision.

2. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross;
decisive; as, a crucial test.

Synonyms: all important(p), all-important(a), critical, deciding(a), decisive, determinant, determinative, determining(a), important, life-and-death, life-or-death, material, of import, of the essence(p), pivotal, polar, relevant

Antonyms: noncrucial

See Also: essential

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