essentially
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- r in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
the argument was essentially a technical one
- The Bi-Autogo was essentially a two-wheeled vehicle, carrying its considerable heft on 37-in.
- Microsoft's newest plan to take over the world is called MSN Direct, which is essentially a pager service that transmits info to radio-equipped gadgets.
- First, they essentially paralyzed the patient with drugs to reduce the demand for oxygen by his muscles, brain, lungs and other organs.