Antonyms for vitally

Grammar : Adv

Spell : vahyt-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvaɪt l

Definition of vitally

Origin : late 14c., "of or manifesting life," from Latin vitalis "of or belonging to life," from vita "life," related to vivere "to live," from PIE root *gwei- (cf. Old Persian *jivaka- "alive;" Greek bios "life," zoon "animal;" Lithuanian gyvata "(eternal) life;" Old English cwic, cwicu "living, alive;" Old Irish bethu "life;" cf. also bio-). The sense of "necessary or important" is from 1610s, via the notion of "essential to life" (late 15c.). Vital capacity recorded from 1852.

As in necessarily : adv inevitably, certainly
As in principally : adv mainly
As in essentially : adv basically
As in exceedingly : adv very; exceptionally
As in extremely : adv greatly, intensely

Example sentences :

They are all vitally necessary for a thorough understanding of life's problems.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

He was always eager to forgive, and the money was vitally necessary.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

Never before nor since had the need of a deliverer been so vitally felt.
Extract from : « Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) » by Charles Morris

He all but revolutionized French artillery, and vitally influenced other countries.
Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy

I came here to discuss the questions in which this section is so vitally interested.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

Marriage is a union, intimate, strong-bound, and vitally active.
Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver

It is only fair to me, as I am quite as vitally affected as any one in the result.
Extract from : « The Tyranny of the Dark » by Hamlin Garland

Like almost everyone else, he was vitally concerned in this latest affair.
Extract from : « Final Weapon » by Everett B. Cole

The state of society in America was vitally different from that in England.
Extract from : « Washington and his Comrades in Arms » by George Wrong

It has oxygen in large amounts, which is vitally needed, but that's the only advantage.
Extract from : « Wanted--7 Fearless Engineers! » by Warner Van Lorne

Synonyms for vitally

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