fundamentally
adverb
fun·da·men·tal·ly
ˌfən-də-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē 
: with regard to what is basic, essential, or fundamental : at a fundamental level
a fundamentally honest person
a fundamentally new/different approach
Most theories of the internal structure of Venus begin with the assumption that the planet is fundamentally similar to the earth …—
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: in a basic or fundamental manner
Andrew and Louise YoungThis "disposable" work force is the most important trend in business today, and it is fundamentally changing the relationship between Americans and their jobs.—Janice Castro
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And that's just fundamentally a philosophical difference.
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Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
Retail has changed fundamentally, with people growing accustomed to ordering everything online.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 June 2024
China Is Done Biding Its Time Has Beijing’s foreign policy fundamentally changed?
—William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Read: The 10 best films of 2023 Because each outlet’s best-of lists are fundamentally in competition with every other’s, the timing of their publication has been shifting.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for fundamentally
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“Fundamentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fundamentally. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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