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practically

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English

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Etymology

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Frompractical +‎-ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹæktɪk(ə)li/
  • Audio(US):(file)
  • Hyphenation:prac‧ti‧cal‧ly

Adverb

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practically (comparativemorepractically,superlativemostpractically)

  1. In practice;in effect or inactuality, though possibly notofficially,technically, orlegally.
    Synonyms:de facto,effectively
    Coordinate term:de jure
    Stalin was not technically or legally the head of state but waspractically so.
    • 1893, C. E. Akers, “The Argentine Position”, inArgentine, Patagonian, and Chilian Sketches, with a Few Notes on Uruguay.‎[1], London: Harrison and Sons, page12:
      It is true that the Articles of the [Argentine] Constitution promise fair conditions under which to live; but, unfortunately, the self-same Constitution, in the hands of unscrupulous administrators, becomes so elastic as to bepractically a dead letter.
  2. Almostcompletely; almost entirely.
    Near-synonyms:effectively,nearly,virtually
    He waspractically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence.
    • 1898,E[merson] Hough, “The Round-Up”, inThe Story of the Cowboy‎[2], New York: D. Appleton and Company, page153:
      If theranchero hadpractically all the water near him, he had alsopractically all the cattle,[…]
    • 1969,Robert Farrar Capon, “Living Water”, inThe Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection:
      The turnip is one of the lordliest vegetables in the world; its broth ispractically a soup in itself.
  3. With respect to practices or a practice.
    He wasn't very good with words or numbers; he was more of apractically minded person
    He waspractically educated and lacked theoretical depth.
  4. In a way that ispractical:feasibly;unchallengingly.
    Synonym:practicably
    Coordinate term:easily
    practically achievable

Usage notes

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  • Practical-minded is nearly four times as common aspractically minded in books.

Synonyms

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Translations

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In practice, in effect
almost completely
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