fundamentally
adverbattested in dialogue
- United States
In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.
adverb
- 1
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.
Hanks is known as being an avid reader of history and biography, and seems to seek out stories which offer a certain optimism and humanism. In other words, he plays – fundamentally – good people.
On Tuesday, a proposal to fundamentally restructure the Minneapolis police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020 was soundly defeated, a setback that even many Democrats acknowledged could be laid at the feet of the “defund the police” movement that some within the party embraced last summer.
Etymology
Etymology tree English fundamental Middle English -ly English -ly English fundamentally From fundamental + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more fundamentally
- superlative
- most fundamentally
fundamentally · In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.
funded · Having received financial support; paid for.funding · The action of the verb fund.fundraiser · An event undertaken to get money by voluntary contributions…