essentially
es‧sen‧tial‧ly S2 W3 /ɪˈsenʃəli/
adverb
SYN basically:
Ballet is essentially a middle-class interest.
Suicide rates have remained essentially unchanged.
[sentence adverb]
Essentially, we are talking about the cold war period.
es‧sen‧tial‧ly S2 W3 /ɪˈsenʃəli/
adverb Word Family: noun: essence, essentials ≠ inessentials; adverb: essentially; adjective: essential ≠ inessential
used when stating the most basic facts about something SYN basically:
[sentence adverb]