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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature;
- Example: "He is basically dishonest"
- Example: "the argument was essentially a technical one"
- Example: "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
[syn: basically, fundamentally, essentially]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Essentially \Es*sen"tial*ly\, adv. In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree; really; as, essentially different. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

essentially adv 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" [syn: basically, fundamentally, essentially]