Radically

Radically
Radically Rad"i*cal*ly (r[a^]d"[i^]*kal*l[y^]), adv. 1. In a radical manner; at, or from, the origin or root; fundamentally; as, a scheme or system radically wrong or defective. [1913 Webster]

2. Without derivation; primitively; essentially. [R.] [1913 Webster]

These great orbs thus radically bright. --Prior. [1913 Webster]


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