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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
radical
/ˈɹædɪkəl/
noun1 of 2
very new and different from what is traditional
- “This discovery has the potential to radically change the field.”Tatoeba
- “He just thinks so radically compared to other people.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)