Crucially

//ˈkɹuːʃəli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to a crucial degree wordnet

Example

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"Despite passing 81 years, why do we celebrate our victory in a battle so crucially?"

Etymology

From crucial + -ly.

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