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English Dictionary: practically by the DICT Development Group
2 results for practically
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
practically
adv
  1. almost; nearly; "practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train"; "he was practically the only guest at the party"; "there was practically no garden at all"
  2. in a practical manner; "practically orientated institutions such as business schools"; "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"
  3. (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"
    Synonym(s): much, practically
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Practically \Prac"ti*cal*ly\, adv.
      1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look
            at things practically; practically worthless.
  
      2. By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment;
            as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted
            with a subject.
  
      3. In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe;
            theoretically wrong, but practically right.
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