basically (r)
fundamentally (r)
essentially#1 (r)

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type r
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def in essence
def at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
examples 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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Derived from adjective essentially → essential
Derived from adjective fundamentally → fundamental
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