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Webster 1913 Edition


Substantially

Sub-stan′tial-ly

,
adv.
In a substantial manner; in substance; essentially.
In him all his Father shone,
Substantially
expressed.
Milton.
The laws of this religion would make men, if they would truly observe them,
substantially
religious toward God, chastle, and temperate.
Tillotson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Substantially

SUBSTAN'TIALLY

,
adv.
In the manner of a substance; with reality of existence.
In him his Father shone, substantially express'd.
1.
Strongly; solidly.
2.
Truly; solidly; really.
The laws of this religion would make men, if they would truly observe them substantially religious towards God, chaste and temperate.
3.
In substance; in the main; essentially.
This answer is substantially the same as that before given.
4.
With competent goods or estate.

Definition 2024


substantially

substantially

English

Adverb

substantially (comparative more substantially, superlative most substantially)

  1. In a strong substantial manner; considerably.
    • 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):
      For the first time since the Great Depression, median family income has fallen substantially over an entire decade. Income grew slowly through most of the last decade, except at the top of the distribution, before falling sharply when the financial crisis began.
  2. To a great extent; in essence; essentially.
  3. Without material qualifications.

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