radically

adverb

rad·​i·​cal·​ly ˈra-di-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce radically (audio)
1
: in origin or essence
2
: in a radical or extreme manner

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From infrastructure management and incident response to compliance automation and system monitoring, this is where AI has the potential to radically improve software economics—and where the next wave of innovation should be focused. Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 Where Silverman radically departs from Strindberg’s bitter play is in their portrait of Tekla, who is a spikily delightful self-starter instead of the idiot-monster of the original. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 May 2025 If any were different, even by a tiny amount, our universe would be radically altered. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 May 2025 Alfie, who’s either being willfully obtuse or radically uncompromising, sees nothing sacrilegious in Wilde’s one-act tragedy. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for radically

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of radically was in the 15th century

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“Radically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radically. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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