RADICAL


Meaning of RADICAL in English

(~s)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

Radical changes and differences are very important and great in degree.

The country needs a period of calm without more surges of ~ change...

The Football League has announced its proposals for a ~ reform of the way football is run in England.

= fundamental

ADJ: usu ADJ n

~ly

...two large groups of people with ~ly different beliefs and cultures.

= fundamentally

ADV

2.

Radical people believe that there should be great changes in society and try to bring about these changes.

...threats by left-wing ~ groups to disrupt the proceedings.

? conservative

ADJ: usu ADJ n

A ~ is someone who has ~ views.

N-COUNT

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