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

He also sees college and retirement as fundamentally different goals.

From The Wall Street Journal

They’re also worried that its move of building data centers for major customers such as OpenAI will result in a fundamentally less profitable business model.

From MarketWatch

“But then a feeling that the way that I was connecting through this kind of mediated platform was also fundamentally disrupting my sense of self.”

From Los Angeles Times

“They’re starting to wonder, ‘How does this fundamentally change the way we do software development?’”

From The Wall Street Journal

"This fundamentally changes our understanding of fluid dynamics."

From Science Daily