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

Turk’s bad back makes it a brief sortie, but the attempt confirms that their friendship remains fundamentally intact.

From Salon

The Blue Owl episode highlights the friction that can emerge when periodic, albeit limited, liquidity is promised against fundamentally illiquid underlying assets.

From MarketWatch

Speaking to analysts, he warned that the traditional software industry was being fundamentally transformed by this adoption, an argument that has seen shares in enterprise software companies spiral lower in recent sessions on Wall Street.

From Barron's

So this fear that everything gets rewritten by AI in a simple coding platform is fundamentally false.

From Barron's

Silicon differs fundamentally from carbon because it is more metallic and does not hold onto its electrons as tightly.

From Science Daily