basically

Etymology

basic + -ally

adv

1. in a fundamental, essential or basic manner
   They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a crappy car.
2. essentially; mostly; pretty much
3. (filler) used to refer to the most important or fundamental point the speaker is making or to indicate generalization or simplification; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word
   I shouldn't have done it, basically.
   To get your eyes tested, you should basically go to the opticians.