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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRAC'TICALLY, adv. In relation to practice.
1. By means of practice or use; by experiment; as practically wise or skillful.
2. In practice or use; as a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: 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: 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: (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" [syn: much, practically]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 1571 1. in a practical manner <look practically at the problem> 2. almost, nearly <practically everyone>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 virtually, almost (practically nothing). 2 in a practical way.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Practically Prac"ti*cal*ly, adv. 1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless. 2. By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted with a subject. 3. In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Practically means almost, but not completely or exactly. He'd known the old man practically all his life... I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking. = almost ADV: ADV with group/cl 2. You use practically to describe something which involves real actions or events rather than ideas or theories. The course is more practically based than the Masters degree... ? theoretically ADV: ADV adj/-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. See practical. 2. Actually, as a matter of fact, in fact, in effect, so far as results are concerned.

Moby Thesaurus

about, advantageously, advisably, all but, almost, appropriately, approximately, approximatively, as good as, as much as, at bottom, basically, clearly, congruously, conveniently, decently, desirably, effectively, effectually, efficiently, essentially, expediently, feasibly, fitly, fittingly, for practical purposes, functionally, fundamentally, generally, generally speaking, handily, in effect, in essence, in round numbers, just about, matter-of-factly, morally, more or less, most, much, nearabout, nigh, opportunely, profitably, properly, rationally, realistically, reasonably, rightly, roughly, roughly speaking, roundly, say, seasonably, sensibly, serviceably, simply, sortably, suitably, to advantage, to good effect, to good use, to profit, usefully, virtually, well-nigh