crucially

English

Etymology

From crucial +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹuːʃəli/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

crucially (comparative more crucially, superlative most crucially)

1. In a crucial manner.
   • 2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     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.