Comparative for essential or highly important
“Plantations in the province are vital to supplying the necessary softwood for construction and other industrial uses.”
Comparative for energetic or lively
“Matlala has a vital energy about him, a ready smile and a relaxed confidence, which boils down to him quietly bubbling with charm.”
Comparative for indispensable to the continuance of life
“Appreciating the important work that your liver does every day will help you take care of this vital organ.”
Comparative for serving to refresh or reinvigorate the body or mind
“And after a long, cold and dreary winter, we welcomed the vital warmth of the summer sun.”
Comparative for containing life
“For spirits that live throughout, vital in every part, cannot but by annihilating die.”
(rare) Comparative for causing, or resulting in, death
“Unfortunately, he would receive a vital knock to the head as he fell to the ground.”
|