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Me Before You
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- I realized pretty quickly that I was essentially being instructed to befuddle old people into switching energy suppliers, and told Syed, my personal "adviser," that I couldn't do it.†
p. 15.8 *essentially = basically (in all important respects; or relating to the basic nature of something)
- I could not sleep in what was essentially a cupboard.†
p. 242.1
- But essentially it was not a huge help.†
p. 248.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(essential) necessary or important; or a basic and defining part of something
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)