radically
Americanadjective
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with regard to origin or root.
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in a complete or basic manner; thoroughly; fundamentally.
adverb
Other Word Forms
- nonradically adverb
Etymology
Origin of radically
Example Sentences
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“The way that space works is radically different than how it works down here,” he continued, noting various puts and takes.
From MarketWatch
He points to the ayahuasqueros, or shamans of the Amazon Basin, as an example of how humans have engaged in radically different methodologies of discovery for generations.
From Los Angeles Times
It also said that under Kim's leadership, North Korea "radically improved" its "war deterrence", "with the nuclear forces as its pivot".
From BBC
Prediction markets have the potential to radically expand the universe of markets under the CFTC’s purview and open them up to a whole new set of everyday traders.
The scale of those payments—approaching what the entire recorded-music business once generated in a year—underscores how radically the economics of music have changed.
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