basically
[ bey-sik-lee ]
/ ˈbeɪ sɪk li /
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adverb
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qua·si-ba·si·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby basically
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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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