1.
[syn: well, considerably, substantially]
2. in a strong substantial way;
- Example: "the house was substantially built"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Substantially \Sub*stan"tial*ly\, adv.
In a substantial manner; in substance; essentially.
[1913 Webster]
In him all his Father shone,
Substantially expressed. --Milton.
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The laws of this religion would make men, if they would
truly observe them, substantially religious toward God,
chastle, and temperate. --Tillotson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
substantially
adv 1: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was
well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem
considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has
fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up
substantially" [syn: well, considerably,
substantially]
2: in a strong substantial way; "the house was substantially
built"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "substantially":
actually, adequately, all in all, almost entirely, amply,
approximately, at bottom, at heart, at the core, au fond,
basically, by and large, chiefly, competently, effectually, enough,
essentially, fundamentally, in essence, in fact, in itself,
in reality, in substance, in the main, in truth, indeed,
intrinsically, largely, mainly, materially, minimally, mostly,
on balance, on the whole, per se, practically, primarily,
satisfactorily, sincerely, sufficiently, truly, verily, veritably,
virtually