theoretically

§English

§Etymology

theoretical +‎ -ly

§Adverb

theoretically (not comparable)

1. in theory; on paper

   I haven't tested it, but theoretically it ought to fly.

2. in a theoretical manner

   I solved the problem theoretically rather than practically.

§Translations

in theory

• Asturian: en teoría
• Catalan: teòricament, en teoria
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 理論上, 理论上 (zh) (lǐlùn shàng)

• Czech: teoreticky
• Esperanto: teorie
• French: théoriquement (fr)
• Galician: teoricamente, en teoría
• German: theoretisch (de), prinzipiell (de), rein gedanklich, vom Gedanken her

• Hungarian: elméletileg (hu)
• Italian: teoricamente
• Japanese: 理論上 (りろんじょう, rironjō)
• Norwegian: teoretiskt
• Portuguese: teoricamente
• Russian: теоретически (ru) (teoretíčeski)
• Spanish: teóricamente, en teoría
• Swedish: teoretiskt (sv)

§Anagrams

• heterotically