fundamentally

American  

[fuhn-duh-men-tl-ee] / ˌfʌn dəˈmɛn tl i /

adverb

1. in a fundamental and essential way; centrally and foundationally.

   a nine-point plan that will fundamentally transform our system of eldercare.

2. as regards the basic nature, character, or truth of something; basically and often emphatically.

   Fundamentally, they just want their independence.

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Other Word Forms

• nonfundamentally adverb
• unfundamentally adverb

Etymology

Origin of fundamentally

First recorded in 1600–20; fundamental ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

"These results show that iron delivered by icebergs can be far less bioavailable than previously assumed, fundamentally altering how we think about carbon uptake in the Southern Ocean."

From Science Daily

"Unlike other charged lepton flavor violation processes, this conversion is sensitive to ∆Lℓ = 2 models that are fundamentally distinct and could reveal physics inaccessible to other experiments."

From Science Daily

The Fed’s present “ample reserves” regime has fundamentally changed monetary policy and banking.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are absolutely fundamentally changing this," he said.

From BBC

"This discovery fundamentally changes how we think about planetary systems," adds Livingston.

From Science Daily