Pronunce (2)
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/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.k(ə.)li/
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ˈpɹæktɪkli
Avverbio
In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
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Stalin was not technically or legally the head of state but was practically so.
Altri esempi (1)
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.
Almost completely; almost entirely.
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Near-synonyms: effectively, nearly, virtually
He was practically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence.
Altri esempi (3)
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.
The first summer on record that melts practically all of the Arctic’s floating sea ice could occur as early as the 2030s, according to a new scientific study — about a decade sooner than researchers previously predicted.
With respect to practices or a practice.
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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.
- Sinonimi
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practically achievable
Avverbio
almost; nearly
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practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train
he was practically the only guest at the party
Altri esempi (1)
there was practically no garden at all
in a practical manner
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practically orientated institutions such as business schools
a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely
(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
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much the same thing happened every time
practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god