fundamentally

fun·da·men·tal  (fnd-mntl)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to the foundation or base; elementary: the fundamental laws of the universe.

b. Forming or serving as an essential component of a system or structure; central: an example that was fundamental to the argument.

c. Of great significance or entailing major change: a book that underwent fundamental revision.

2. Physics

a. Of or relating to the component of lowest frequency of a periodic wave or quantity.

b. Of or relating to the lowest possible frequency of a vibrating element or system.

3. Music Having the root in the bass: a fundamental chord.

n.

1. Something that is an essential or necessary part of a system or object.

2. Music The first harmonic in a harmonic series; the lowest harmonic.

3. Physics The lowest frequency of a periodically varying quantity or of a vibrating system.

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funda·mental·ly adv.

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fundamentally [ˌfʌndəˈmɛnt^əlɪ]

adv

1. in a way that affects the basis or essentials; utterly the terms of engagement have been fundamentally altered

2. (sentence modifier) in essence; at heart fundamentally, we want our lives to be safe

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

fundamentally - in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" basically, essentially

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fundamentally

adverb

1. basically, at heart, at bottom Fundamentally, women like him for his sensitivity.

2. essentially, radically, basically, primarily, profoundly, intrinsically He disagreed fundamentally with her judgement.

Translations

fundamentally [ˌfʌndəˈmentəlɪ] ADV

1. (= basically) → básicamente, en lo fundamental
the situation remains fundamentally the same → básicamente or en lo fundamental, la situación no cambia
fundamentally, your children are your responsibility → básicamente, sus hijos son responsabilidad suya
he is still fundamentally optimistic about the situation → básicamente sigue sintiéndose optimista en cuanto a la situación

2. (= profoundly) → fundamentalmente
their lifestyle is fundamentally different to ours → su forma de vida es fundamentalmente distinta a la nuestra
there is something fundamentally wrong in what he says → hay un error fundamental en lo que dice
it is fundamentally important that this project continues → es de vital importancia or es fundamental que el proyecto siga adelante

3. (= intrinsically) → intrínsecamente

fundamentally [ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəli] adv

(= basically) → fondamentalement

(= in a major way) → fondamentalement

fundamentally

adv

(= essentially) → im Grunde (genommen); different, wrong, flawed → grundlegend; fundamentally different views → grundlegend or von Grund auf unterschiedliche Ansichten; the treaty is fundamentally flawed → der Vertrag enthält grundlegende Fehler; fundamentally, he is a bully → er ist im Grunde genommen ein Tyrann; is man fundamentally good? → ist der Mensch im Grunde gut?; fundamentally important → von grundlegender Bedeutung

(= radically) change, affect → grundlegend; disagree → grundsätzlich; I am fundamentally opposed to it → ich bin grundsätzlich dagegen; we differ quite fundamentally on this → wir haben dazu grundverschiedene Ansichten

fundamentally [ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlɪ] adv → fondamentalmente, essenzialmente

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fundamentally [ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəlɪ] adv → fondamentalmente, essenzialmente