practically

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more practically

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most practically

1. 1.In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.

   • Stalin was not technically or legally the head of state but was practically so.

2. 2.Almost completely; almost entirely.

   • He was practically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence.
   • The turnip is one of the lordliest vegetables in the world; its broth is practically a soup in itself.
   • The first summer on record that melts practically all of the Arctic’s floating sea ice could occur as early as the 2030s, according to a new scientific study, about a decade sooner than researchers previously predicted.

3. 3.With respect to practices or a practice.

   • He was practically educated and lacked theoretical depth.

4. 4.In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly.

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