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    basically
    ba‧sic‧ally S1 /ˈbeɪsɪkli/ adverb
     Word Family: noun: base, the basics, basis; adjective: baseless, basic, based; verb: base; adverb: basically
    1. [sentence adverb] spoken used to emphasize the most important reason or fact about something, or a simple explanation of something:
        Basically, I’m just lazy.
        Well, basically, it’s a matter of filling in a few forms.
        I used to see him every night, basically.
    2. in the main or most important ways, without considering additional details or differences
       SYN  fundamentally:
        All cheeses are made in basically the same way.
        I believe that human beings are basically good.
        Basically, he hadn’t changed at all.