fundamentally

Word parts

fundamental + -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəli/

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Adverb

Positive fundamentally

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is fundamentally true, it is true in a basic or most important way.

   Their ideas are fundamentally different from each other.

2. If something changes fundamentally, it changes at the deepest level.

   They fundamentally changed the design to improve safety.

Related words

• fundamental
• fundament