basically

[ bey-sik-lee ]

/ ˈbeɪ sɪk li /

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Nearby words

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Origin of basically

First recorded in 1900–05; basic + -ally

Related formsqua·si-ba·si·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for basically

You were basically the guy to do every dictator or crazy character, from Gaddafi and Ahmadinejad to Bin Laden.
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“They basically said thanks a lot and shook our hands and took off,” Stammberger said.
FBI Won’t Stop Blaming North Korea for Sony Hack -- Despite New Evidence|Shane Harris|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Basically, I was contacted and asked if an appeal could be opened on my behalf,” she told me from her home in Providence.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mistletoe is basically a vampire—but one of those an anti-hero type vampires.
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“[It was basically] a room with no view,” as R metaphorically put it.
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But this new discovery founded an entirely new form of printing, which basically became the foundation of all succeeding methods.
The Invention of Lithography|Alois Senefelder
Basically there were 11 months, from January to the date of my discharge or the date that he took off.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
"For this, basically, is what Satanism is," said Durtal to himself.
L-bas|J. K. Huysmans
The man's costume was basically the same as ours—same general style, but many little differences of fashion.
Crossroads of Destiny|Henry Beam Piper
Fear of hypnosis takes different forms, but basically it is the fear of revealing one's true feelings.
A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis|Melvin Powers

British Dictionary definitions for basically

basically

/ (ˈbeɪsɪklɪ) /

adverb

in a fundamental or elementary manner; essentiallystrident and basically unpleasant

(sentence modifier) in essence; in summary; put simplybasically we had underestimated mother nature

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basically

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1903, from basic (adj.) + -ly (2).

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