English to English
adverb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless.
source: Webster 1913
