Basicly? Basically?

Be suspicious - be very suspicious when someone describes something as "basically".
How is Johnny going at school, Teacher?
Well basically, Johnny ...
How is my health, Doctor?
Well basically Mr Jones ...
Concerning the sick joke that is Iraq these days a spokesman said, "It's basically a redeployment."

Basically? Either it is a redeployment or it isn't. There's nothing basically about it.

Basically is a weasel word. It allows the speaker an out later on when things go further pear shaped. "Oh no no no, you remember I said it was basically a redeployment. Well it was that, but it was more than that."

Well basically we are invading Iraq to get the weapons of mass destruction and then we are out of there.

Bullshit, was all the band could play, bullshit, they played it night and day. Basically.