essentially
USi-SEN-shuh-lee/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/
- 1In essence; in terms of the basic or most important nature of something, apart from minor details.
The committee's proposal is essentially a revised version of last year's budget.
Her argument was essentially correct, even though a few figures needed adjusting.
Similarbasically, fundamentally, largely, effectively, substantially
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Origin
Formed from the adjective "essential" combined with the adverb-forming suffix "-ly".