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Definition of Essentially
1. Adverb. In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature. "For all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
Definition of Essentially
1. adv. In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree; really; as, essentially different.
Definition of Essentially
1. Adverb. in an essential manner; in essence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Essentially
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Essentially
Literary usage of Essentially
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1921)
"Theory of Essentially Legislative Nature. Early Opinion. However, supporters of
the essentially legislative character of the foreign relations power are not ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"A similar discussion of Wisconsin igneous rocks, south of the Keweenawan area,
by Weidman* shows essentially the same peculiarities, even more extreme. ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1860)
"Two Essentially Distinct Conditions of the Kidney ... disease proper to the
secreting surface of the tubes ; while in the other the disease is essentially ..."
4. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"... will not suffer Mr. Hartright to disturb that repose by remaining in the house
under circumstances of an essentially irritating nature to both sides. ..."
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