basically

ba-si-cal-ly · adverb

imported

Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    In the most essential respects; fundamentally.

  2. 2.

    Used when summarizing or simplifying something.

  3. 3.

    [informal]Used as a filler word or to introduce an explanation.

Related words

See also: essentially, fundamentally, mainly, primarily
Synonyms: essentially, fundamentally, mainly, primarily

Etymology

From basic + suffix -ally, formed in English in the 20th century.