fundamentally

English

Etymology

fundamental +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

fundamentally (comparative more fundamentally, superlative most fundamentally)

1. In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.
   • 2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     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.

Synonyms

• basically, essentially; see also Thesaurus:fundamentally

Translations

to the very core of the matter

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 根本地, 从根本上

• Finnish: pohjimmiltaan, olennaisesti (fi), fundamentaalisesti (fi)

• French: fondamentalement (fr), foncièrement (fr)
• Greek: στοιχειωδώς (el) (stoicheiodós)
• Spanish: fundamentalmente