Fundamentally
adv
adv ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.
"What the science shows, he says, is that the brain of an addict is fundamentally different from that of a nonaddict."
Adverb
- 1 in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature wordnet
Example
More examples"After I had thought about this elementary question fundamentally, I came to the conclusion that the difference, which is often described as "considerable" or "substantial" by distinguished people, between the indispensable words "important" and "essential" isn't significant, but rather is irrelevant."
Etymology
From fundamental + -ly.