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Properly vs Fundamentally - What's the difference?

properly | fundamentally |

As adverbs the difference between properly and fundamentally

is that properly is in a proper manner while fundamentally is to the very core of the matter.

properly

English

Alternative forms

* proprely

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • in a proper manner
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  • (obsolete) individually; in one's own manner
    • Now herkenyth how I bar me properly . — Chaucer.

    fundamentally

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • to the very core of the matter

    • Synonyms

    * essentially * basically