| Pronunciation: | | `fundu'mentllee
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| | Definition: | | [adv] at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" |
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| | Synonyms: | | au fond, basically, essentially, in essence |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fun`da*men"tal*ly\, adv.
Primarily; originally; essentially; radically; at the
foundation; in origin or constituents. ``Fundamentally
defective.'' --Burke.
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| | Related Terms: | | a outrance, absolutely, all out, at bottom, at heart, at the core, au fond, basically, beyond all bounds, beyond compare, beyond comparison, beyond measure, completely, dead, downright, essentially, extremely, flat out, immeasurably, in essence, in itself, in substance, in the extreme, in the main, incalculably, indefinitely, infinitely, materially, most, per se, perfectly, primarily, purely, radically, substantially, totally, unconditionally, unequivocally, utterly, with a vengeance |
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