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practically

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prac·ti·cal·ly  (prktk-l)
adv.
1. In a way that is practical.
2. For all practical purposes; virtually.
3. All but; nearly; almost.
Usage Note: Practically has as its primary sense "in a way that is practical": We planned the room practically so we can use it as a study as well as a den. The word has an extended meaning of "for all practical purposes," as in After the accident, the car was practically undrivable. That is, the car can still be driven; it is just no longer practical to do so. Language critics sometimes object when the notion of practicality is stripped from this word in its further extension to mean "all but, nearly," as in He had practically finished his meal when I arrived. But this usage is widely used by reputable writers and must be considered acceptable.
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Adv.1.practically - almost; nearly; "practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train"; "he was practically the only guest at the party"; "there was practically no garden at all"
2.practically - in a practical manner; "practically orientated institutions such as business schools"; "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"
3.practically - (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god"

practically
adverb 1. almost, nearly, close to, essentially, virtually, basically, fundamentally, all but, just about, in effect, very nearly, to all intents and purposes, well-nigh
adverb 2. sensibly, reasonably, matter-of-factly, realistically, rationally, pragmatically, with common sense, unsentimentally
Translations
Spanish practically [ˈpræktɪklɪ] adv (= almost) → casi, prácticamente
French practically [ˈpræktɪklɪ] practical adv (= almost) → pratiquement
German practically [ˈpræktɪklɪ] practical advpraktisch
Italian practically [ˈpræktɪklɪ] adv (= almost) → quasi, praticamente

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As a consequence, the Northern and North-western upper levels have been practically abandoned, and the high fliers have returned to the ignoble security of the Three, Five, and Six hundred foot levels.
"I'm practically a teetotaller," he said, as he poured himself out a good half-tumbler of Canadian Club.
My readings had taught me that it was practically unknown outside of Asia, and that, so late as the twentieth century, at least, there had been no savage beasts outside captivity in England.
 
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