at bottom

phrase

: really, basically

It is, at bottom, a love song.

Examples of at bottom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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