essentially

/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/

Syllables es·sen·tial·ly

Stress es-SEN-tial-ly

Phonics Breakdown

es

/ɪs/

short e

sen

/sɛn/

short e

tial

/ʃəl/

tion suffix

ly

/li/

ly adverb

Meaning

in essence; basically; fundamentally

Sound Reference

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es=/ɪs/(is) + sen=/sɛn/(send) + tial=/ʃəl/(special) + ly=/li/(quickly)

Example

The plan is essentially complete.