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Definition of fundamentally adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fundamentally

adverb
 
/ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/
 
/ˌfʌndəˈmentəli/
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  1. in every way that is important; completely
    • The two approaches are fundamentally different.
    • By the 1960s the situation had changed fundamentally.
    • They remained fundamentally opposed to the plan.
  2. used when you are introducing a topic and stating something important about it synonym basically
    • Fundamentally, there are two different approaches to the problem.
  3. used when you are saying what is the most important thing about somebody/something synonym basically
    • She is fundamentally a nice person, but she finds it difficult to communicate.
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