radically

adverb

rad·​i·​cal·​ly ˈra-di-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce radically (audio)
1
: in origin or essence
2
: in a radical or extreme manner

Examples of radically in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Candidly, our Constitution seems radically out of step with the American ruling class, which has waged a relentless war against American exceptionalism for the past hundred years. Janice Rogers Brown, National Review, 22 June 2024 Those cases occurred in a radically different and now antiquated era with respect to college athlete compensation. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024 With climate change expected to displace more than a billion people around the world by 2050, the experience of Mauritania’s new fishermen offers clues to protecting and supporting those obliged to adapt to radically new ways of life. Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024 And researchers from Applied Materials presented progress on a method to radically reduce the time needed for annealing—from hours to just 5 minutes. IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for radically 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of radically was in the 15th century

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“Radically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radically. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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