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basically

[ bey-sik-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a way that involves or affects the fundamental character or condition:

    The building needs a few repairs, but is basically sound.

  2. as a recap of the main point or idea; if put simply or briefly:

    Basically, her advice boils down to “Eat a sensible, balanced diet, and relax.â€



basically

/ ˈ²ú±ðɪ²õɪ°ì±ôɪ /

adverb

  1. in a fundamental or elementary manner; essentially

    strident and basically unpleasant

  2. sentence modifier in essence; in summary; put simply

    basically we had underestimated mother nature

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of basically1

First recorded in 1900–05; basic + -ally
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"There was no-one you could speak to so it relied on me going onto the US department of whatever website, trying to look at lots of detail that basically didn't exist," he says.

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It’s basically a library of different people taking you through guided meditations.

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"It's like many, many thousands of rotating, glinting ruffled potato chips, basically," as Venkatesan put it.

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I am going to end up being more particular about what I buy, basically I'll tighten the belt for a while.

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"And I still basically judge what I'm doing by the same set of rules."

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