MEANING
At the basic level, in a way that concerns the central nature or foundations of something.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- fundamentally flawed
- fundamentally different
- change fundamentally
On the page
The two studies are fundamentally different in what they treat as evidence.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- fundamentally
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: invariable adverb. Writing functions: analysis, comparison, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common. Useful for precision about underlying differences; no emotional rating.
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