- 1. a. Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision. Source: opted
- 2. a. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test. Source: opted
- 3. adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. having crucial relevance Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. of the greatest importance Source: wordnet
- 6. 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. Source: webster
- 7. j:100 a. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis s. having crucial relevance Source: ecdict
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