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fundamentally

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adverb

in a fundamental and essential way; centrally and foundationally:
a nine-point plan that will fundamentally transform our system of eldercare.
as regards the basic nature, character, or truth of something; basically and often emphatically:
Fundamentally, they just want their independence.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fundamentally¹

First recorded in 1600–20; fundamental ( def ) + -ly ( def )

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“These measures appear to be an attempt to cajole career officials at the Division to leave voluntarily in order to fundamentally transform its work,” the senators wrote.

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It seems astonishing to have annoyed allies so significantly and fundamentally if this was the strategic point of all this.

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It told the BBC that it is "implementing changes across the entire organisation" so that it is "fit for the future, fundamentally changed and with postmasters at its heart".

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But the geopolitical landscape has fundamentally changed since that meeting, and both countries now have a lot more in common.

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“The Wedding Banquet” was a romantic dramedy about family and love, and how difficult it can be to reconcile a breach between those two things when they are fundamentally linked.

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