fundamentally

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English fundamental Middle English -ly English -ly English fundamentally From fundamental + -ly.

1. In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter.

   “What the science shows, he says, is that the brain of an addict is fundamentally different from that of a nonaddict.”

   “Hanks is known as being an avid reader of history and biography, and seems to seek out stories which offer a certain optimism and humanism. In other words, he plays – fundamentally – good people.”