at bottom

phrase

: really, basically

It is, at bottom, a love song.

Examples of at bottom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Book a charter with Newport Tradewinds to try your hand at bottom fishing (or salmon, tuna, or halibut, if the season is right). — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026

As critics such as Antonio Candido have remarked, regionalism was at bottom an attempt to render Latin American reality in its dominant rural guise. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at bottom

• autumn
• scrotum