practically

English

Etymology

practical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹæktɪk(ə)li/

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• Hyphenation: prac‧ti‧cal‧ly

Adverb

practically (comparative more practically, superlative most practically)

1. In practice; in effect or actuality, though possibly not officially.
2. Almost completely; almost entirely

   He was practically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence.

3. With respect to practices or a practice.

   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.

Usage notes

• Practical-minded is nearly four times as common as practically minded in books.

Synonyms

• all but

Antonyms

• impractically

Translations

In practice, in effect

• Armenian: փաստորեն (hy) (pʿastoren)
• Bulgarian: практически (bg) (praktičeski)
• Catalan: pràcticament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 事實上／事实上 (zh) (shìshí shàng)

• Finnish: käytännössä (fi), käytännöllisesti katsoen, käytännöllisesti katsottuna
• French: pratiquement (fr)
• German: praktisch (de)
• Hungarian: gyakorlatilag (hu)
• Polish: praktycznie (pl)
• Russian: практи́чески (ru) (praktíčeski)
• Spanish: prácticamente (es)
• Ukrainian: практи́чно (praktýčno)

almost completely

• Armenian: համարյա (hy) (hamarya)
• Bulgarian: фактически (bg) (faktičeski), почти (bg) (počti)
• Catalan: pràcticament (ca), gairebé (ca)
• Finnish: lähes (fi), käytännöllisesti katsoen
• French: quasiment (fr), pratiquement (fr)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: praktisk talt

  Nynorsk: praktisk talt

• Polish: niemal (pl), prawie (pl), bez mała
• Spanish: prácticamente (es)