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"

Exact synonyms: Basically, Fundamentally
Partainyms: Essential, Fundamental

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

essential telangiectasia
essential thrombocythaemia
essential thrombocytopenia
essential tremor
essentialism
essentialisms
essentialist
essentialistic
essentialists
essentialities
essentiality
essentialize
essentialized
essentializes
essentializing
essentially (current term)
essentialness
essentialnesses
essentials
essentiate
esses
essiac tea
essikert
essive
essive-formal
essive-modal
essive case
essive cases
essives

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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