Basically Definition

bāsĭ-kə-lē, -klē
adverb
In a basic way; fundamentally or essentially.
Throughout the ordeal, he remained basically the same.
American Heritage
For the most part; chiefly.
They basically do what they are supposed to.
American Heritage

In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.

They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a car.
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Origin of Basically

  • From basic + -ally

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Basically Sentence Examples

  • Basically, it started with a screw up.

  • I basically asked him to stop.

  • She can read souls, so she knows basically everything about you in two seconds.

  • Goats have two spigots instead of four, but the milking machinery is basically the same.

  • The room remained basically unchanged.

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