basically

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Adverb[change]

Positive
basically

Comparative
more basically

Superlative
most basically

  1. You use basically to emphasize that what you are saying covers the most important parts of a topic, even if it's not 100% correct.
    We can talk about the details later, but basically, I need you here every day at 9:00.
  2. If something is described as basically the case, then it is the way it can be most simply described.
    So, you're basically saying that it was wrong to leave.