basically
Adverb
Meaning
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
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He is basically dishonest
the argument was essentially a technical one
for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person
A 200-unit apartment building that gets built in the armpit of a freeway interchange in a second-ring suburb often has zero destinations within walking distance, and is basically impossible to serve with transit in a cost-effective way.
A being from the Sixth Dimension who has spent time bound to the Anti-Life Equation, the Anti-Monitor has a power level that is basically incomprehensible.
After a brief hiatus (and ), John Oliver returned to on Sunday with a less-than-uplifting take on Amy Coney Barrett’s likely confirmation to the Supreme Court: “If things seem hopeless right now, its because, to be honest, they basically are.”