practically

Adverb

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.
   • It is true that the Articles of the [Argentine] Constitution promise fair conditions under which to live; but, unfortunately, the self-same Constitution, in the hands of unscrupulous administrators, becomes so elastic...

   Synonyms: de facto effectively as much as

   Coordinate Terms: de jure

2. Almost completely; almost entirely.
   • Near-synonyms: effectively, nearly, virtually
   • He was practically uneducated, barely able to read and write a simple sentence.
   • If the ranchero had practically all the water near him, he had also practically all the cattle, […] - 1898, E[merson] Hough, “The Round-Up”, in The Story of the Cowboy, New York: D. Appleton and Company, page 153:

   Synonyms: effectively nearly virtually

3. With respect to practices or a practice.
   • He wasn't very good with words or numbers; he was more of a practically minded person
   • He was practically educated and lacked theoretical depth.
4. In a way that is practical: feasibly; unchallengingly.
   • practically achievable

   Synonyms: practicably

   Coordinate Terms: easily