BASICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does basically mean? 

• BASICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb BASICALLY has 1 sense:

1. in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

  Familiarity information: BASICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BASICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

Synonyms:

basically; essentially; fundamentally

Context example:

for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person

 Context examples 

Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Are you basically satisfied with your life?

(GDS - Basically Satisfied With Life, NCI Thesaurus)

Geriatric Depression Scale, Short Form (GDS-SF) Are you basically satisfied with your life?

(GDS-SF - Basically Satisfied With Life, NCI Thesaurus)

The coat is basically water-repellent and protects it from brambles.

(German Wirehaired Pointer, NCI Thesaurus)

The spine is basically like a series of beads on a string, with each bead representing a single bone — a vertebra.

(What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists, National Science Foundation)

Non-biological chemistry tends to produce a wide variety of molecules — basically everything permitted by the materials and conditions present — but life makes only the molecules it needs.

(Vitamin B3 might have been made in space, delivered to Earth by meteorites, NASA)

Another part of the fruit fly study shows that avoiding excess calorie intake, basically not over-indulging in too much carbohydrate and fat, may reduce levels of proinflammatory proteins.

(Defending against environmental stressors may shorten lifespan, National Institutes of Health)

When scientists search for planets that could sustain life, they are basically looking for a planet with nearly identical properties to Earth.

(Searching for Life on Wolf 1061 Exoplanet, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

These are basically of two types, ribonucleic (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic (DNA) acids, both of which consist of nucleotides (nucleoside phosphates linked together by phosphate bridges).

(Nucleic Acids, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Before this, assembling 10 genes to insert into a new line would be difficult or impossible, but this technology basically stabilizes the stack and makes for results that are more stable and much easier to predict.

(Innovative Approach to Breeding Could Mean Higher Yields and Better Crops, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)