basicallyadv.
/ˈbeɪsᵻkli/, U.S. /ˈbeɪsᵻk(ə)li/ As a basic or fundamental principle, condition, matter, etc.; essentially; fundamentally.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > basis or foundation > [adverb]
radically?a1425
fundamentallyc1449
primordially1604
primitively1610
cardinally1631
at (the) root1638
centrally1646
ultimately1660
au fond1782
basally1882
basically1903
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > essentially
cardinally1631
basically1903
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > in fact, actually
in, of feata1400
in effectc1405
effectually1420
really?a1425
literallyc1429
(by) matter in deed1447
indeed1535
in fact1592
merely1596
de facto1602
essentially1604
in point of fact1628
upon1644
in point of event1650
effectively1652
in matter of fact1709
absolutelya1712
substantially1753
actually1762
positively1800
in actual fact1824
factually1852
as matter of fact1871
fair dinkum1891
dinkum1894
'smatter of fact1922
basically1927
1903 Academy 11 Apr. 364/1 Accent..though usual, is not invariable, not basically indispensable.
1905 G. K. Chesterton Heretics 270 The basically democratic quality which belongs to a hereditary despotism.
1915 Protectionist (Boston) June 71/1 A protection tariff is basically correct.
1920 W. J. Locke House of Baltazar xvii They were so much alike—from the feminine point of view, basically children.
1927 Observer 20 May 17/7 The author's thesis that airship navigation is basically impracticable.
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