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

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Biocomputing could one day radically change how data centers operate, using living tissue instead of silicon. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025 That introduced me to works like Hiroshima, Mon Amour, The Battle of Algiers, and Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah, which really show how cinema can radically change how an entire nation sees itself. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 The plot follows two knights caught in the midst of this turmoil, which sets the young men on radically different paths. PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025 By sending Rip off to sleep precisely at the moment America declares its independence, Irving underlines how radically life would be altered by the ensuing Revolution. John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for radically

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 24 Oct. 2025.

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