radically

adverb

rad·​i·​cal·​ly ˈra-di-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce radically (audio)
1
: in origin or essence
2
: in a radical or extreme manner

Examples of radically in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The funds vary radically in size, structure, and objectives. Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024 In recent months, Netflix has made moves to expand and even radically reinvent that business. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024 But for all the advantages of AI, the use cases could eradicate the need for Elgato’s webcams and microphones if the future swings radically toward AI agents that handle our meetings for us. Tom Warren, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024 The latter, though, is radically reworked and performed by poet-activist Caroline Randall Williams—Randall’s daughter. Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024 Phillips enlivens these explorations with examples from literature and history: Kafka and Shakespeare appear, as does the Crow Nation, whose existence was radically altered by the decimation of the animals on which its people depended. The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 The men had radically different views regarding diplomacy and often clashed. Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024 If more Maldivians are going to move there, its physical structure will need to be radically reworked. Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 The coalitions that make up politics scramble radically over time, and the political conflicts of that era are not ours. Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of radically was in the 15th century

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“Radically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radically. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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