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basically, fundamentally, essentially
(adverb)
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"
Derived from Adjective
essential
basic and fundamental
fundamental, rudimentary, underlying
being or involving basic facts or principles