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essentially
/ɛˈsɛnʃəli/
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What does essentially mean?
adverb
- In essence: by nature.
- In essence: in most ways that matter; in all ways that matter.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɛˈsɛnʃəli/
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It consists essentially of a small, flat, metallic box made of elastic metal, and from which the air has been partially exhausted.
There is that designed essentially for scouting operations, in which speed is the all-important factor and which is of the tractor type.
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I also suspect that the essentially pathoformic lie has some relation to sex, perhaps to perversity or impotence, or exaggerated sexual impulse.
Whatever taboos may have, among different peoples, guarded its operations, it was not essentially a thing to be concealed, or ashamed of.
The girl usually "picked up" dresses immodestly or in the extreme of style, even though she is essentially shabby and poorly clad.