Well, regardless of the adverb, you would need a modifier. Avoiding these technical considerations was part of Orwell's point I think. So I guess we could nitp

Well, regardless of the adverb, you would need a modifier. Avoiding these technical considerations was part of Orwell's point I think. So I guess we could nitpick over "entirely" and "basically" just as easily. Maybe he should have just singled out the engineers and other pedants.