radical

Definition

  • noun: a person who favors extreme changes in government
  • noun: a root part
  • adjective: very new and different from what is traditional or ordinary
  • adjective: of, relating to, or proceeding from a root
  • synonyms: entire, original, fundamental

Examples

  • He was a 'radical' when he was young, but now he's much more moderate.

  • She has proposed a 'radically' different approach to the problem.

  • The new president has made some 'radical' changes to the company.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I know what this is. I have seen one before. Many, many years ago. It belonged to a man I met in a half-remembered dream. A man possessed of some radical notions. COBB: What is the most resilient parasite? A bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? ARTHUR: Uh... What Mr. Cobb is trying to say... (..)
    2010 Inception