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English
Etymology
From practical + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹæktɪk(ə)li/
- Hyphenation: prac‧ti‧cal‧ly
Adverb
practically (comparative more practically, superlative most practically)
- In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
- Synonyms: de facto, effectively
- Coordinate term: de jure
Stalin was not technically or legally the head of state but was practically so.
1893, C. E. Akers, “The Argentine Position”, in Argentine, Patagonian, and Chilian Sketches, with a Few Notes on Uruguay., London: Harrison and Sons, page 12:It is true that the Articles of the 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 be practically a dead letter.
- Almost completely; almost entirely.
- Near-synonyms: effectively, nearly, virtually
He was practically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence.
1898, E Hough, “The Round-Up”, in The Story of the Cowboy, New York: D. Appleton and Company, page 153:If the ranchero had practically all the water near him, he had also practically all the cattle, […]
1969, Robert Farrar Capon, “Living Water”, in The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection:The turnip is one of the lordliest vegetables in the world; its broth is practically a soup in itself.
- With respect to practices or a practice.
He wasn't very good with words or numbers; he was more of a practically minded person
He was practically educated and lacked theoretical depth.
- In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly.
- Synonym: practicably
- Coordinate term: easily
practically achievable
Usage notes
- Practical-minded is nearly four times as common as practically minded in books.
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