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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
differentWebster 1828 Edition
Essentially
ESSEN'TIALLY
,adv.
1.
In an important degree; in effect. The two statements differ, but not essentially.Definition 2024
essentially
essentially
English
Adverb
essentially (comparative more essentially, superlative most essentially)
- 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 mechanism—known as the spindle—being 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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Synonyms
- actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, centrally, characteristically, factually, fundamentally, in essence, in the main, inherently, intrinsically, naturally, substantially
Translations
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