# practically

Pronunciation: say "PRAK-tik-lee" /ˈpɹæktɪk(ə)li/

## Adverb

1. Almost completely or entirely; very nearly.
   - Simple: Almost completely, or very nearly.
   - _By noon the bakery had sold practically all of its bread._
   - _The renovation was so thorough that the house is practically a new building._
2. In actual practice or in effect, though perhaps not officially, technically, or legally.
   - Simple: In the way things really are, even if maybe not on paper or by law.
   - _The treaty was never formally ratified, but practically it has governed trade between the two nations for decades._
   - _Legally the company still exists; practically, it closed when its last employee left._
3. In a practical way: so that something can be done, and done without much difficulty.
   - Simple: In a way that can really be done and is not too hard.
   - _Engineers had to show that the design was not only safe but practically achievable on the existing budget._
   - _The small kitchen is arranged practically, with every pan within easy reach of the stove._
4. With regard to practice, or to a particular practice.
   - Simple: When it comes to how things are really done.
   - _Practically trained nurses learned on the ward, while later classes studied the theory at college first._
   - _A practically oriented engineer, he cared more about whether the pump ran than about the elegance of the equations._

## Origin

Formed from practical + the suffix -ly.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/practically (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).