crucial

  • 11crucial — I adjective acute, climacteric, conclusive, consequential, critical, deciding, decisive, definitive, determining, essential, exigent, final, grave, imperative, important, influential, instant, material, momentous, of moment, of note, of supreme… …

    Law dictionary

  • 12crucial — crucial, ale (kru si al, a l ) adj. Terme technique. Qui est fait en croix. Des ferrements cruciaux. •   Ah ! quel plaisir je vais prendre à faire sur son corps [un corps à disséquer] une incision cruciale et à lui ouvrir le ventre depuis le… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 13crucial — CRUCIAL, ALE. adj. Fait en croix. Il n est guère d usage qu en cette phrase, Incision cruciale …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • 14crucial — adj. 2 g. 1. Que tem a forma de cruz. = CRUCIFORME 2. Que é extremamente importante. = CAPITAL, DECISIVO, DETERMINANTE, FUNDAMENTAL, PRINCIPAL ≠ ACESSÓRIO, SECUNDÁRIO   ‣ Etimologia: cruci + al …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 15crucial — critical, *acute Analogous words: threatening, menacing (see THREATEN): trying, afflicting, torturing or torturous (see corresponding verbs at AFFLICT) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 16crucial — [adj] critical, important acute, central, clamorous, climacteric, climatic, compelling, deciding, decisive, desperate, dire, essential, hanging by thread*, high priority, imperative, insistent, momentous, necessary, on thin ice*, pivotal,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 17crucial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) decisive or critical. 2) informal very important. 3) informal excellent. DERIVATIVES crucially adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «cross shaped»: from Latin crux cross …

    English terms dictionary

  • 18crucial — 01. The final speaking test is [crucial] if you want to pass the course. 02. This public debate is [crucial] for the governor if he hopes to win re election. 03. An improvement in the economic future of the lower class is [crucial] if the country …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 19crucial — cru|cial [ kruʃl ] adjective *** 1. ) something that is crucial is extremely important because it has a major effect on the result of something: We believe the question being investigated by the Commission is one of crucial importance to the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20crucial */*/*/ — UK [ˈkruːʃ(ə)l] / US [ˈkruʃ(ə)l] adjective 1) something that is crucial is extremely important because it has a major effect on the result of something We believe the question being investigated by the Commission is one of crucial importance to… …

    English dictionary