at bottom

UK formal

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› in a basic way: Jealousy is, at bottom, a lack of self-confidence.Crude and basic

(Definition of at bottom from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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101 adjective
backward adjective (NOT CLEVER/MODERN)
bare adjective (BASIC)
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crude adjective (SIMPLE)
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