radicality
noun
the quality of being fundamental, drastic, far-reaching, etc..
radicalness
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a variation of
radicality.
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a word derived from
radical.
radicaladjectiveof or going to the root or origin; fundamental.
Example Sentences
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To contextualize the ruling, we’ve created a system that ranks Supreme Court opinions against previous rulings across three criteria: radicalness, cruelty, and scope of impact.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2021
Beethoven’s late quartets—and especially the last one—offer visions of strangeness and radicalness in a classical package.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 2, 2016
And Mr. Ridley’s style and method are invitingly playful even if the movie doesn’t approach the radicalness of Todd Haynes’s “I’m Not There,” an experimental inquiry into Bob Dylan.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2014
She finished fifth, the judges accepting that she was skilled but deducting marks for her radicalness.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2012
So that freedom and radicalness in the character of Abraham Lincoln were not separate qualities, but the necessary results of his simplicity and childlikeness and truth.
From Addresses by the right reverend Phillips Brooks by Phillips Brooks
