Definition
All things considered; when all is said and done; in conclusion, basically and fundamentally.
Origins
Calque of French en dernière analyse.
In Context
- "I have not been personally in a conversation with anybody in the Astronaut Office that is antirobotic for some philosophical reason. They are a group of people who, in the final analysis, have the responsibility to get the job done."
Also Said As
- at bottom
- fundamentally