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1 ?change/difference?
2 ?opinions?
3 ?people?
4 ?good?
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin; Origin: radicalis, from Latin radix 'root']
?CHANGE/DIFFERENCE?
a radical change or difference is very big and important
::They are proposing radical changes to the way the company is run.
::a radical reform of the tax system
::There are radical differences between the two organizations.
?OPINIONS?
radical ideas are very new and different, and are against what most people think or believe
-see also conservative conservative
::He has put forward some very radical ideas .
::I was shocked by her radical views.
::a radical approach to education
?PEOPLE?
someone who is radical has ideas that are very new and different, and against what most people think or believe
::a radical left-wing politician
::a radical feminist
?GOOD?
AmE informal very good or enjoyable
::That was one radical party last night!
-- radically /-kli/ adv
::a radically different method of production
::a radically new approach to the problem