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basical

basical adjective: basic.

Adjective

basical (comparative more basical, superlative most basical)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) Basic.
    • The corrupted LEO have secretly deprived regular citizens' basical rights in surveilllance system.1998 November 26, Alan Yu, “Who has secretly deprived regular citizens' basical rights”, in alt.law-enforcement (Usenet), retrieved 25 May 2022
    • Are you recording midi on a midi-track (sorry for asking this very basical questions)2003 March 19, Frank Evers, “Cubase recording problem”, in alt.steinberg.cubase (Usenet), retrieved 25 May 2022

Forms of basical

comparativemore basical
superlativemost basical

Origin of basical

Back-formation from basically. Equivalent to basic + -al.

Questions about basical

What does basical mean?
Basical means basic.
What part of speech is basical?
Basical is an adjective.

Words near basical in the dictionary

  1. basic timing
  2. basic timings
  3. basic training
  4. basic utility vehicle
  5. basic utility vehicles
  6. basical
  7. basically
  8. basicapsular
  9. basicerite
  10. basicerites
  11. basichondrocrania

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