Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Largely and essentially are semantically related in greatly topic. In some cases you can use "Largely" instead the word "Essentially" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like emphasis, considerably, chiefly.
Largely
Largely adverb - For the most part.
Essentially and largely are semantically related in greatly topic. You can use "Essentially" instead the word "Largely" as an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as emphasis, considerably, chiefly.
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Related pairs
- greatly and essentially
- greatly and largely
- practically and essentially
- practically and largely
- primarily and essentially
- primarily and largely
- basically and essentially
- basically and largely
- considerably and essentially
- considerably and largely
- chiefly and essentially
- chiefly and largely
- mainly and essentially
- mainly and largely
Both words in one sentence
- When the episode finally came... it was a one-shot, essentially a gag episode, where Dracula's arrival was treated largely as a joke and Buffy doesn't actually defeat him, but essentially mocks him into laying down and playing dead.
- The kids are largely free to roam the house, as their father is dead and their mother essentially ignores them.
Source: Parental Abandonment / Comics - The character of Pete, the largely silent and essentially background droog in A Clockwork Orange, played quite a pivotal role in the last chapter of Anthony Burgess's original novel.
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