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 …—
Andrew and Louise Young
: 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
Janice CastroExamples of fundamentally in a Sentence
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India needs much more than headline management and upward mobility for a tiny segment to fundamentally transform its economy.
—Debasish Roy Chowdhury, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
Despite the upheaval in the Chinese military’s strategic rocket forces, Xi’s plans to quadruple China’s nuclear forces continue and could fundamentally alter U.S.-Chinese relations.
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
More fundamentally, programs and policies designed to expand opportunities to employees who have been historically marginalized in the workplace do not discriminate.
—Ming-Qi Chu, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
What this point of view misunderstands is that these approximately 70 years have altered the planet fundamentally and set it on a new trajectory.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
To be clear, modifying the Caesar isn’t fundamentally a bad thing, as long as the flavors resemble those of the original.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
So, yes, certainly this story explores the fundamentally unspeakable mysteries of human personalities in conjunction with one another, especially after some sort of gigantic event in a life, not unlike an earthquake, which heaves things about and rearranges them.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The conjecture suggests easy and hard problems for computers are fundamentally different.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Dorn fundamentally believes parents are taking this strict approach out of love and concern.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
Debasish Roy Chowdhury, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
Despite the upheaval in the Chinese military’s strategic rocket forces, Xi’s plans to quadruple China’s nuclear forces continue and could fundamentally alter U.S.-Chinese relations.
—Evan S. Medeiros, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
More fundamentally, programs and policies designed to expand opportunities to employees who have been historically marginalized in the workplace do not discriminate.
—Ming-Qi Chu, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
What this point of view misunderstands is that these approximately 70 years have altered the planet fundamentally and set it on a new trajectory.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
To be clear, modifying the Caesar isn’t fundamentally a bad thing, as long as the flavors resemble those of the original.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
So, yes, certainly this story explores the fundamentally unspeakable mysteries of human personalities in conjunction with one another, especially after some sort of gigantic event in a life, not unlike an earthquake, which heaves things about and rearranges them.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The conjecture suggests easy and hard problems for computers are fundamentally different.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
Dorn fundamentally believes parents are taking this strict approach out of love and concern.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Fundamentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fundamentally. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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