American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: ['beɪsɪkli]
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Adverb
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in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
“He is basically dishonest”
“the argument was essentially a technical one”
“for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person”
Usage examples
- Basically the route started from North Vancouver to Lillooet.
- It accumulates energy, basically for self-preservation.
- Group identity is shaped basically by the schism with Christian Georgians.
- Basically, I seemed to be interested in things that moved.
- These were basically copies or variations of Gibson and Fender amplifiers.
- After that loss the Roman rule within the province of Asia was basically lost.
- The airport is basically a turbo-prop centre.
- So basically establishing a system where the externalities are added to the price.
- It went basically like this: 'You wanna go out?
- The Konfrontasi, or Confrontation basically aimed at preventing Malaysia from attaining independence.