practically
/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
adv
adv
With respect to practices or a practice.
adv
In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly.
Example Sentences
- "Stalin was not technically or legally the head of state but was practically so."
- "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 be practically a dead letter."
- "Near-synonyms: effectively, nearly, virtually"
- "He was practically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence."
- "If the ranchero had practically all the water near him, he had also practically all the cattle, […]"
- "The turnip is one of the lordliest vegetables in the world; its broth is practically a soup in itself."
Etymology
Etymology tree English practical Middle English -ly English -ly English practically From practical + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more practically (comparative)
most practically (superlative)