Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a vital manner; so as to give life.
- In a manner or degree essential to continued existence; essentially: as, vitally important.
- In the vitals; as affecting vital parts; mortally; fatally: as, the animal was vitally hit or hurt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a vital manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a manner that imparts
vitality - adverb To an extent that is
vital ;indispensably
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to a vital degree
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word vitally.
Examples
-
He said the U.S. must also cement a strategic relationship with the Iraqi government and help Iraq realize its potential to become a stable democracy in what he described as a "vitally important region in the world."
-
He said the U.S. must also cement a strategic relationship with the Iraqi government and help Iraq realize its potential to become a stable democracy in what he described as a "vitally important region in the world."
-
WFP-private sector partnerships bring in vitally needed funds and critical expertise.
Josette Sheeran: We Can End Hunger: 10 Ways to Feed the World Josette Sheeran 2010
-
WFP-private sector partnerships bring in vitally needed funds and critical expertise.
Josette Sheeran: We Can End Hunger: 10 Ways to Feed the World Josette Sheeran 2010
-
WFP-private sector partnerships bring in vitally needed funds and critical expertise.
Josette Sheeran: We Can End Hunger: 10 Ways to Feed the World Josette Sheeran 2010
-
WFP-private sector partnerships bring in vitally needed funds and critical expertise.
Josette Sheeran: We Can End Hunger: 10 Ways to Feed the World Josette Sheeran 2010
-
And yet, I say again, they can hurt us vitally -- mark the word vitally -- only so far as we place the opportunity within their power.
Men in the Making Ambrose Shepherd
-
I’m just wondering why every panel that Liu served as a moderator on in vitally important, while Mukasey (whose legal legacy at DoJ may well exceed his term) can refuse to even answer simple questions like what is torture.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Goodwin Liu’s Incomplete Questionnaire 2010
-
David M. Nieporent says: zuch: I’m just wondering why every panel that Liu served as a moderator on in vitally important,
The Volokh Conspiracy » Goodwin Liu’s Incomplete Questionnaire 2010
-
And on more than one occasion each has answered the call when major or minor print publications have been too afraid to break a vitally important story.
Larry Womack: WikiLeaks Rips the Blogger-Reporter Ethics Gap Wide Open Larry Womack 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.