vital
Cross references:
1. essential 2. living
vi.tal \'vi-t-*l\ \-*l-e-\ aj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L vitalis of life, fr. vita
life; akin to L viv]ere to live - more at QUICK 1a: existing as a
manifestation of life 1b: concerned with or necessary to the maintenance
of life {~ orga ns} 2: full of life and vigor : ANIMATED 3: characteristic
of life or living beings 4a: fundamentally concerned with or affecting
life or living beings : as 4a1: INVIGORATING 4a2: destructive to life :
MORTAL 4b: of the utmost importance : ESSENTIAL 5: recording data
relating to lives - vi.tal.ly av