All 3 Uses of
essential
in
Me Before You
- 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
Definition:
necessary or important; or a basic and defining part of something