SUBSTANTIALLY

substantially

(adverb) in a strong substantial way; “the house was substantially built”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

substantially (comparative more substantially, superlative most substantially)

In a strong substantial manner; considerably.

To a great extent; in essence; essentially.

Without material qualifications.

Synonyms

• (in a strong substantial manner): majorly, significantly, uberly

• (to a great extent): at heart, deep down; see also fundamentally

• (without material qualifications)

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*stan"tial*ly, adv.

Definition: 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.

SUBSTANTIAL

Sub*stan"tial, a. Etym: [F. substantiel, L. substantialis.]

1. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life. Milton. If this atheist would have his chance to be real and substantial agent, he is more stupid than the vulgar. Bentley.

2. Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true; veritable. If happinessbe a substantial good. Denham. The substantial ornaments of virtue. L'Estrange.

3. Corporeal; material; firm. "Most ponderous and substantial things." Shak. The rainbow [appears to be] a large substantial arch. I. Watts.

4. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as, substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.

5. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy; responsible; as, a substantial freeholder. "Substantial yeomen and burghers." Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BARGAIN

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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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