Definition of "essentially" []

• In an essential manner; in essence. (adverb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "A redshirt is a term essentially used for skipping a year."
• "After discussion with several experts -- actually, reporter colleagues who sit within a 30-foot radius -- the consensus is that the term essentially refers to someone oddly detached from reality."
• "The term essentially refers to everyone except for non-Hispanic white people."