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basically (beskl)

adv

1. in a fundamental or elementary manner; essentially: strident and basically unpleasant.

2. (sentence modifier) in essence; in summary; put simply: basically we had underestimated mother nature.

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basically (be sk li)

adv.

fundamentally; primarily.

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Adv.

1.

basically - in essence; 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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basically

adverb essentially, firstly, mainly, mostly, principally, fundamentally, primarily, at heart, inherently, intrinsically, at bottom, in substance, au fond (French) It's basically a vegan diet.

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