theoretically
/θˌiɚˈɛtɪkəli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
in a theoretical manner
Example Sentences
- "I haven't tested it, but theoretically it ought to fly."
- "Of course, it will never get -100 here like it does in Antarctica, but a 300-degree swing was still theoretically possible on a record-cold Minnesota morning–if we got the sauna hot enough."
- "I solved the problem theoretically rather than practically."
- "Rumors of an indictment had spread through this heavily gay and lesbian community since shortly after the theoretically secret investigation began in 1984."
- "No, but insurance does cover it. Theoretically."
Etymology
Etymology tree English theoretical 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 theoretically From theoretical + -ly.