radically

[rad-ik-lee]

adjective

1. with regard to origin or root.

2. in a complete or basic manner; thoroughly; fundamentally.

radically

/ ˈrædɪkəlɪ /

adverb

1. thoroughly; completely; fundamentally

   to alter radically

Other Word Forms

• nonradically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of radically¹

First recorded in 1600–10; radical + -ly

Example Sentences

As she takes her latest album on the road, the New Zealand-born pop star discusses her desire to be ‘radically transparent.’

From Los Angeles Times

“It felt like what the moment called for. I was definitely in the soup already,” she says, writing songs for “Virgin” — “dropping all guard and being radically transparent,” as she puts it.

From Los Angeles Times

A Labour peer has repeated his call to "abolish the Treasury", and says the government should shift its focus to industrial revival to radically reshape the British economy.

From BBC

"The entire globalist concept, asking successful industrialised nations to inflict main on themselves and radically disrupt their entire societies must be rejected completely and totally," he told his audience.

From BBC

Unsurprisingly, welcoming a child into the world radically shifted Hansard’s perspective.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• thoroughly