US /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.koʊ.li/ UK /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/
adv Freq #1767

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In the most important or essential way; in simple terms.

    They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a cheap car.

  2. 2
    adv

    Used to sum up or simplify what you are saying.

    Basically, we just need to leave earlier next time.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in the most important or... essentiallyfundamentally
2 adv · used to sum up or simplify... essentially
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Etymology

From basic + -ally.

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