adv
fundamentally
adv
1
At the most basic or essential level.
"The two proposals are fundamentally different."
How to Use Fundamentally
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAt the core or root of something — used to point out a basic, essential truth.
Common pairings
fundamentally different
fundamentally flawed
fundamentally change
Word Forms
more fundamentally comparative, most fundamentally superlative
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Etymology
From fundamental + -ly.