fundamentally

B2
US /ˌfəndəˈmɛntəli/
adv Freq #17400

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.

    What the science shows, he says, is that the brain of an addict is fundamentally different from that of a nonaddict.

  2. 2
    adv

    in essence

Etymology

From fundamental + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a fundamental or basic... at bottomat heartau fondbasicallyby definitiondeep downessentiallyfundamentallyin effectin essencein the endin the final analysis
2 adv · in essence basically

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