vitally

vi·tal

V0124800 (vīt′l)adj.1. a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of life: vital strength. See Synonyms at living.b. Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining: a vital organ; vital nutrients.c. Used or done on a living cell or tissue: vital dyes; vital staining.d. Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives: vital records.2. Full of life or energy; animated: "The population of the teeming, vital slum ... declined" (Rick Hampson).3. a. Necessary to continued existence or effectiveness: "Irrigation was vital to early civilization" (William H. McNeill).b. Extremely important; essential: "A vital component of any democracy is a free labor movement" (Bayard Rustin).4. Destructive to life; fatal: a vital injury.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vītālis, from vīta, life; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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vi′tal·ly adv.vi′tal·ness n.

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Adv.

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vitally - to a vital degree; "this is vitally important"

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