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i·de·al·ly  (-d-l)
adv.
1. In conformity with an ideal; perfectly.
2. In theory or imagination; theoretically.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.ideally - in an ideal manner; "ideally, this will remove all problems"

ideally
adverb in a perfect world, in theory, preferably, if possible, all things being equal, under the best of circumstances, if you had your way, in a Utopia People should, ideally, eat much less fat and sugar.
Translations
ideally [aɪˈdɪəli] adv
(= if possible) → idéalement, dans l'idéal
ideally the book should have ... → l'idéal serait que le livre ait ..., dans l'idéal, le livre devrait comporter ...
[placed, situated] → idéalement
to be ideally suited for sth [person] → être la personne idéale pour qch
She's ideally suited for the job → C'est la personne idéale pour ce travail.

ideally
adv
(introducing sentence) → idealerweise, im Idealfall
(= perfectly) suited, placed, situated, locatedideal; they were ideally suitedsie passten ideal zusammen; I’m not ideally placed to give you adviceich bin nicht gerade der Richtige/die Richtige, um dir Ratschläge zu geben; the hotel is ideally locateddas Hotel liegt ideal; I’m ideally situated in this neighbourhooddiese Gegend liegt für mich ideal

ideally [aɪˈdɪəlɪ] advperfettamente
it is ideally situated → si trova in un posto ideale
they are an ideally matched couple → sono una coppia ideale
ideally the book should have ... → l'ideale sarebbe che il libro avesse...
ideally [aɪˈdɪəlɪ] advperfettamente
it is ideally situated → si trova in un posto ideale
they are an ideally matched couple → sono una coppia ideale
ideally the book should have ... → l'ideale sarebbe che il libro avesse...

ideally بشكل مثالي ideálně ideelt idealerweise ιδανικά idealmente ihannetapauksessa idéalement idealno idealmente 理想的に 이상적으로 idealiter ideelt idealnie idealmente идеально idealiskt อย่างดีเลิศ en iyi şekilde lý tưởng 理想地


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He loved her dearly, though perhaps rather ideally and fancifully than with the impassioned thoroughness of her feeling for him.
But these kinds of inspiration Lydgate regarded as rather vulgar and vinous compared with the imagination that reveals subtle actions inaccessible by any sort of lens, but tracked in that outer darkness through long pathways of necessary sequence by the inward light which is the last refinement of Energy, capable of bathing even the ethereal atoms in its ideally illuminated space.
It recounts, in the Richardsonian letter form, the experiences of a country girl of good breeding and ideally fine character who is introduced into the life of London high society, is incidentally brought into contact with disagreeable people of various types, and soon achieves a great triumph by being acknowledged as the daughter of a repentant and wealthy man of fashion and by marrying an impossibly perfect young gentleman, also of great wealth.
 
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