Essentially Moderate

Essentially has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

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"

basically fundamentally essentially

in an essential manner; in essence

"Essentially, the project failed because we did not have enough funding to launch it properly."

In plain English: Essentially means basically or for all practical purposes, ignoring small details that don't matter much.

"Essentially, we are all just looking for happiness in our daily lives."

Example Sentences

"Essentially, we are all just looking for happiness in our daily lives." adv

"She is essentially ready for her big presentation tomorrow." adv

"The project is essentially finished after we completed the final review." adv

"He was essentially asking for help without saying it directly." adv

Essentially comes from the word essential with the addition of the suffix -ly. It entered English to mean "in an essential manner."

Rhyming Words

lly ally illy elly olly tilly felly cilly colly dilly nelly gelly pilly dally pelly lally gally jilly mally celly

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