fundamentally

Definition

In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.

Etymology

From fundamental + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "What the science shows, he says, is that the brain of an addict is fundamentally different from that of a nonaddict."
• "Hanks is known as being an avid reader of history and biography, and seems to seek out stories which offer a certain optimism and humanism. In other words, he plays – fundamentally – good people."
• "On Tuesday, a proposal to fundamentally restructure the Minneapolis police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020 was soundly defeated, a setback that even many Democrats acknowledged could be laid at the feet of the “defund the police” movement that some within the party embraced last summer."

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