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Synonyms for practically


Grammar : Adj
Spell : prak-tik-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpræk tɪk li

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Définition of practically

Origin :
  • 1620s, "in a practical manner," from practical + -ly (2). Meaning "for practical purposes, as good as" is from 1748; loosened sense of "almost" is from 1869.
  • adj almost; nearly
Example sentences :
  • If you think it is I'll tell you something that isn't: Avice practically refused him.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Practically that is all we ever get from group-impulse—an act of courtesy.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • That is, theoretically we may ascribe them to God, but practically we dissociate Him from them.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • When the fire was vanquished, it had practically completed its work of destruction.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • Its texture is practically the same as that of the other cake.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • True, Sidney would not marry him for years, but she had practically promised to sometime.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • In her perplexity, she was appealing to him who was practically a stranger.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It is scarcely ever seen on the stage—is, indeed, practically unactable.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • Isn't it odd to think that we are going to be practically one family!
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • You mean—but my part in getting Joe off is practically nothing.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

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