vitally

vi·tal (v

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of life: See Synonyms at living.

2. Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining: a vital organ; vital nutrients.

3. Full of life; animated: "The population of the teeming, vital slum . . . declined" (Rick Hampson).

4. Imparting life or animation; invigorating: the sun's vital rays.

5. Necessary to continued existence or effectiveness; essential: "Irrigation was vital to early civilization" (William H. McNeill). "A vital component of any democracy is a free labor movement" (Bayard Rustin).

6. Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives: vital records.

7. Biology Used or done on a living cell or tissue: vital dyes; vital staining.

8. Destructive to life; fatal: a vital injury.

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

vital·ly adv.

vital·ness n.

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

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vitally [ˈvaɪtəlɪ] ADV

1. (= extremely) [interested, concerned] → sumamente; [affect] → de forma vital
it is vitally important that → es de vital or suma importancia que ... + subjun
it is vitally necessary that → es indispensable que ... + subjun
vitally needed [food, tents, money] → indispensable
this statement vitally ignores a number of issues → estas manifestaciones ignoran de forma fundamental una serie de cuestiones

2. (= intensely) music which remains vitally fresh today → música que sigue fresca y llena de vitalidad

vitally [ˈvaɪt^əli] adv
to be vitally important → être d'une importance vitale
vital organs npl → organes mpl vitaux
vital signs npl → signes mpl vitaux
vital statistics npl

[population] → statistiques fpl démographiques

[woman] → mensurations fpl

vitally

adv

important → äußerst, ungeheuer; necessary, needed → dringend; (emph: = greatly) interested, concerned → äußerst

(= intensely) vitally alive → quicklebendig; vitally alert → hellwach; he writes freshly and vitally → er schreibt einen frischen und lebendigen or kraftvollen Stil

vitally [ˈvaɪtəlɪ] adv vitally important → di vitale importanza
vitally urgent → estremamente urgente

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You act as though you might be vitally interested in it.

Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context

Tottering among them was the rival color bearer, whom the youth saw had been bitten vitally by the bullets of the last formidable volley.

The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context

She had a serpentine way of coming close at me when she pretended to be vitally interested in the friends and localities I had left, which was altogether snaky and fork-tongued; and when she made an occasional bounce upon Startop(who said very little to her), or upon Drummle (who said less), I rather envied them for being on the opposite side of the table.

Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context

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