fundamentally
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fundamental + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]fundamentally (comparative more fundamentally, superlative most fundamentally)
- In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.
- 2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC[1]:
- Hanks is known as being an avid reader of history and biography, and seems to seek out stories which offer a certain optimism and humanism. In other words, he plays – fundamentally – good people.
Synonyms
[edit]- basically, essentially; see also Thesaurus:fundamentally
Translations
[edit]to the very core of the matter
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