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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rad•i•cal•ly (rad′ik lē),USA pronunciation adj. - with regard to origin or root.
- in a complete or basic manner;
thoroughly;
fundamentally.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: radically /ˈrædɪkəlɪ/ adv - thoroughly; completely; fundamentally: to alter radically
rad•i•cal /ˈrædɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. - thoroughgoing, complete, or extreme:a radical change in policy.
- Governmentfavoring drastic or extreme political, economic, or social reforms:radical politics.
- basic;
fundamental:[usually: before a noun]radical defects of character. - Slang Termsgreat;
marvelous;
wonderful:a radical dude.
n. [countable] - a person who holds or follows extreme convictions, beliefs, or principles;
extremist. - Mathematics
- a quantity expressed as a root of another quantity.
- radical sign.
- Chemistrya group of atoms that act together as a unit.
- Linguistics(in Chinese writing) one of 214 elements that have meaning or sense, and are used with elements representing sounds to form thousands of different characters.
rad•i•cal•ism, n. [uncountable] rad•i•cal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rad•i•cal (rad′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. - of or going to the root or origin;
fundamental:a radical difference. - thoroughgoing or extreme, esp. as regards change from accepted or traditional forms:a radical change in the policy of a company.
- Governmentfavoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms:radical ideas; radical and anarchistic ideologues.
- forming a basis or foundation.
- existing inherently in a thing or person:radical defects of character.
- Mathematics
- pertaining to or forming a root.
- denoting or pertaining to the radical sign.
- irrational (def. 5b).
- Grammarof or pertaining to a root.
- Botanyof or arising from the root or the base of the stem.
n. - a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles;
extremist. - Governmenta person who advocates fundamental political, economic, and social reforms by direct and often uncompromising methods.
- Mathematics
- a quantity expressed as a root of another quantity.
- the set of elements of a ring, some power of which is contained in a given ideal.
- See radical sign.
- Chemistry
- group (def. 3).
- See free radical.
- Grammarroot (def. 11).
- Linguistics(in Chinese writing) one of 214 ideographic elements used in combination with phonetics to form thousands of different characters.
- Late Latin rādīcālis having roots, equivalent. to Latin rādīc- (stem of rādīx) root1 + -ālis -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged basic, essential; original, innate, ingrained.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged complete, unqualified, thorough; drastic, excessive, immoderate, violent. Radical, extreme, fanatical denote that which goes beyond moderation or even to excess in opinion, belief, action, etc. Radical emphasizes the idea of going to the root of a matter, and this often seems immoderate in its thoroughness or completeness:radical ideas; radical changes or reforms.Extreme applies to excessively biased ideas, intemperate conduct, or repressive legislation:to use extreme measures.Fanatical is applied to a person who has extravagant views, esp. in matters of religion or morality, which render that person incapable of sound judgments; and excessive zeal which leads him or her to take violent action against those who have differing views:fanatical in persecuting others.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged superficial.
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