technically
/ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.
adv
adv
In a technical (involving specialized knowledge) way.
adv
According to the current state of technology.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: stricto sensu"
- "Technically, he was Canadian, but everyone assumed he was American."
- "Technically, a guinea pig is not a pig, nor is it from Guinea."
- "Mary Slessor wasn’t technically the first missionary to oppose twin killing in Calabar, but she was unquestionably the most effective and relentless."
- "technically correct"
- "Due to an omission in the peace treaty of the Russo-Japanese War, Montenegro was technically at war with Japan for 102 years."
Etymology
Etymology tree English technical Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English technically From technical + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more technically (comparative)
most technically (superlative)