fundamentally
adverb
fun·da·men·tal·ly
ˌfən-də-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē 
: with regard to what is basic, essential, or fundamental : at a fundamental level
a fundamentally honest person
a fundamentally new/different approach
Most theories of the internal structure of Venus begin with the assumption that the planet is fundamentally similar to the earth …—
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: in a basic or fundamental manner
Andrew and Louise YoungThis "disposable" work force is the most important trend in business today, and it is fundamentally changing the relationship between Americans and their jobs.—Janice Castro
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Software can fundamentally adjust this paradigm with speed and cost.
—Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The menu, too, is very grown up—fundamentally Italian, as much of the cooking in the Tarlow universe is, and built around a live-fire oven that crackles in the open kitchen, which fills the front section of one of the restaurant’s two rooms.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Still, the Vision Pro is fundamentally different from Apple’s other devices, and VR is its own landscape.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2024
Though her nude scene will no doubt continue to be one of the most notable in Hollywood history, her legacy as an actor is fundamentally one of talent.
—Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The menu, too, is very grown up—fundamentally Italian, as much of the cooking in the Tarlow universe is, and built around a live-fire oven that crackles in the open kitchen, which fills the front section of one of the restaurant’s two rooms.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Still, the Vision Pro is fundamentally different from Apple’s other devices, and VR is its own landscape.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2024
Though her nude scene will no doubt continue to be one of the most notable in Hollywood history, her legacy as an actor is fundamentally one of talent.
—Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Fundamentally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fundamentally. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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