radically

[rad-ik-lee]

adjective

1. with regard to origin or root.

2. in a complete or basic manner; thoroughly; fundamentally.

radically

/ ˈrædɪkəlɪ /

adverb

1. thoroughly; completely; fundamentally

   to alter radically

Other Word Forms

• nonradically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of radically¹

First recorded in 1600–10; radical + -ly

Example Sentences

When Robert Propst, director of research for office-furnishings maker Herman Miller, unveiled his new vision of the workplace in the 1960s, he radically altered the way offices looked and functioned.

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All four proposals to radically reshape Essex democracy have been put out for consultation by the government.

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In the last two years the warfare changed radically.

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She said this interpretation “does not radically expand the right to asylum.”

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The 49-year-old libertarian MP, who has been compared to Argentina's Javier Milei for his plans to radically downsize the state, campaigned as an outsider who shoots from the hip on crime, communism and family values.

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Related Words

• thoroughly