fundamentally

Adverb
Synonyms: basicallyessentially

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (1)

  1. in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature“He is basically dishonest”“the argument was essentially a technical one”“for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person”Synonyms: basicallyessentially
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fundamentally \Fun`da*men"tal*ly\, adv. Primarily; originally; essentially; radically; at the foundation; in origin or constituents. "Fundamentally defective." --Burke. [1913 Webster]
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