radically
pronunciation
How to pronounce radically in British English:
UK ['rædɪkli]
How to pronounce radically in American English:
US [ˈrædɪkli]
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- Adverb:
- in a radical manner
Word Origin
- radically (adv.)
- c. 1600, "thoroughly;" 1620s with reference to roots and origins, from radical (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. The results have caused them to reinterpret the neolithic past quite radically .
- 2. But technology is radically lowering that cost barrier .
- 3. Different foods require radically different amounts of water .
- 4. As a preeminent physicist , he radically transformed our understanding of the universe .
- 5. In contrast to the breakneck pace of chinese development , the policymaking underpinning it has long been what might be described as radically incremental .