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grundsätzlich

adj · /ɡʁʊntˈzɛtslɪç/ ·
Etymology

Grundsatz + -lich

Translation

  1. based on principle

    Wir geben grundsätzlich keine persönlichen Daten weiter.

    It is our policy not to give out personal information.

    Meine Tochter schreibt mir grundsätzlich mindestens einmal in der Woche.

    My daughter never fails to write to me at least once a week.

    Ich putze mir grundsätzlich die Zähne, bevor ich ins Bett gehe.

    I make it a rule to brush my teeth before I go to bed.

  2. as a basic principle source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. cardinal source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. for all intents and purposes source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  5. basically; fundamentally source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  6. fundamental, elementary, principial

grundsätzlich

adv · /ɡʁʊntˈzɛtslɪç/ ·
Etymology

Grundsatz + -lich

Translation

  1. in principle, as a rule (but with exceptions)
  2. absolutely, categorically (without exception)