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Webster 1913 Edition


Essentially

Es-sen′tial-ly

,
adv.
In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree; really;
as,
essentially
different
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Essentially

ESSEN'TIALLY

,
adv.
By the constitution of nature; in essence; as, minerals and plants are essentially different.
1.
In an important degree; in effect. The two statements differ, but not essentially.

Definition 2024


essentially

essentially

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Adverb

essentially (comparative more essentially, superlative most essentially)

  1. in an essential manner; in essence
    • 2012 March 1, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 112-3:
      A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanismknown as the spindlebeing the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.

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