substantially

English

Etymology

substantial + -ly

Adverb

substantially (comparative more substantially, superlative most substantially)

  1. In a strong substantial manner; considerably.
    • 2012 October 23, Leonhardt, David, “Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue”, in New York Times, retrieved 24 October 2012:
      For the first time since the Great Depression, median family income has fallen substantially over an entire decade. Income grew slowly through most of the last decade, except at the top of the distribution, before falling sharply when the financial crisis began.
  2. To a great extent; in essence; essentially.
  3. Without material qualifications.

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