Associations to the word «Basically»

Wiktionary

BASICALLY, adverb. In a fundamental, essential or basic manner

Dictionary definition

BASICALLY, adverb. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats