basically

English

Etymology

basic + -ally

Pronunciation

Adverb

basically (comparative more basically, superlative most basically)

  1. in a fundamental, essential or basic manner
    They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a car.
  2. mostly; generally; for the most part
  3. used to refer to the most important or fundamental point the speaker is making
    I shouldn't have done it, basically.

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