basically vs ultimately

basically

adv
  • in a fundamental, essential or basic manner 

  • mostly; generally; for the most part 

  • used to refer to the most important or fundamental point the speaker is making; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word 

ultimately

adv
  • Indicating the most important action. 

  • Indicating the last item. 

  • Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates. 

How often have the words basically and ultimately occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )