# essentially

Pronunciation: US say "i-SEN-shuh-lee" /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/; UK

## Adverb

1. In essence; in terms of the basic or most important nature of something, apart from minor details.
   - Simple: In the most basic way, looking at what something really is.
   - _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._

## Origin

Formed from the adjective "essential" combined with the adverb-forming suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/essentially (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).