adv. Function: adverb
1 in regard to the essential points FF1C; essentially the problem is this: he is unreliable FF1E;
Synonyms: au fond, basically, fundamentally, in essence
Related Words: actually, really
Idioms: at bottom
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Synonyms: ALMOST 2, all but, as good as, as much as, practically, well-nigh
Related Words: substantially, virtually
Idioms: in the main