English Explanatory Dictionary

basically

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
  2. Essentially; mostly; pretty much.
  3. Used to refer to the most important or fundamental point that the speaker is making or to indicate a generalization or simplification; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word.

Pronunciation

/ˈbeɪ.sɪk.(ə.)li/ bāʹsĭk-(ə)lē en-us-basically.ogg /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.koʊ.li/

Word forms

basically more basically most basically

Etymology

From basic + -ally.

Synonyms

fundamentally more often than not essentially chiefly
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