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Adjective: vital  vI-t(u)l
  1. Urgently needed; absolutely necessary
    "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest";
    - critical
     
  2. Manifesting or characteristic of life
    "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"
     
  3. Performing an essential function in the living body
    "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "vital organs";
    - life-sustaining
     
  4. Full of life and energy
    "a vital and charismatic leader";
    - lively, full of life

See also: alert, alive, animated, bouncing, bouncy, breezy, bright-eyed [informal], bright-eyed and bushy-tailed [informal], bubbling, bubbly, burbling, burbly, effervescent, effusive, energetic, essential, frothy, full of beans [informal], gushing, indispensable, life, live, liveliness, peppy [N. Amer, informal], rested, scintillating, sparkly, spirit, spirited, sprightliness, swinging, warm, watchful, zippy [informal]

Encyclopedia: Vital, Samuel