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Substantially definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUBSTAN'TIALLY, adv. In the manner of a substance; with reality of existence.
In him his Father shone, substantially express'd.
1. Strongly; solidly.
2. Truly; solidly; really.
The laws of this religion would make men, if they would truly observe them substantially religious towards God, chaste and temperate.
3. In substance; in the main; essentially.
This answer is substantially the same as that before given.
4. With competent goods or estate.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" [syn: well, considerably, substantially]
2: in a strong substantial way; "the house was substantially built"

Merriam Webster's

adverb see substantial

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Substantially Sub*stan"tial*ly, adv. In a substantial manner; in substance; essentially. In him all his Father shone, Substantially expressed. --Milton. The laws of this religion would make men, if they would truly observe them, substantially religious toward God, chastle, and temperate. --Tillotson.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If something changes substantially or is substantially different, it changes a lot or is very different. (FORMAL) The percentage of girls in engineering has increased substantially... The price was substantially higher than had been expected... = significantly ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj/prep 2. If you say that something is substantially correct or unchanged, you mean that it is mostly correct or mostly unchanged. (FORMAL) He checked the details given and found them substantially correct... ADV: ADV adj

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Really, truly, essentially competently. 2. Strongly, stoutly, solidly, firmly.

Moby Thesaurus

actually, adequately, all in all, almost entirely, amply, approximately, at bottom, at heart, at the core, au fond, basically, by and large, chiefly, competently, effectually, enough, essentially, fundamentally, in essence, in fact, in itself, in reality, in substance, in the main, in truth, indeed, intrinsically, largely, mainly, materially, minimally, mostly, on balance, on the whole, per se, practically, primarily, satisfactorily, sincerely, sufficiently, truly, verily, veritably, virtually