Practically Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 : almost It rained practically all night. 2 : in a way that is reasonable or logical Practically speaking, ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut practically adverb SaveWord prac·​ti·​cal·​ly |\ˈprak-ti-k(ə-)lē \ Definitionofpractically 1 :inapracticalmanner lookpracticallyattheproblem 2 :almost,nearly practicallyeveryone Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutpractically Synonymsforpractically Synonyms about,allbut,almost,borderline,fair[chieflyBritish],fairly,feckly[chieflyScottish],moreorless,most,much,near,nearly,nextto,nigh,somewhere,virtually,well-nigh VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofpracticallyinaSentence Theroom'sceilingwassolowthatwepracticallyhadtocrawl. Italktohimpracticallyeveryday. Theprojectispracticallycomplete. Footballispracticallyareligioninsomeplaces. Practicallyspeaking,Alaskaistoofartogoforjustafewdays. RecentExamplesontheWeb Withtheporosityofmystrandschangingcompletely,myhairwasstrippedofitsnaturaloilswithpracticallyeverywash. — BlakeNewby,Essence,3Oct.2022 Andwithsomanyshades,greenworkswithpracticallyeverykitchenstyle,includingtraditional,modern,rustic,andmore. — MarisaDonnelly,BetterHomes&Gardens,20Sep.2022 Qualley,meanwhile,hadtorunanemotionalgauntletasasinglemomstrugglingtoescapehomelessness,andisinpracticallyeveryframeofthe10episodesofMaid. — AlanSepinwall,RollingStone,9Sep.2022 Somuchabouthousingisalsodictatedbylocallaws,whichvaryinpracticallyeverycity,countyandstate. — EmilyWright,WashingtonPost,1Sep.2022 HellyHansenoffersthesegreatresortpantsinbotheye-poppingcolorsandmoredemurehues,ensuringthere'ssomethingtosuitpracticallyeverywinteradventurer'sstyle. — ChrisMeehan,PopularMechanics,17Aug.2022 AmongthemisRepresentativeLizCheney,thedeeplyconservativebutfiercelyindependentWyominglawmakerwhoispracticallyaloneintheGOPinassailingTrumpwhilealsoseekingreelectiontoCongress. — CalvinWoodward,BostonGlobe.com,6June2022 Partofthepaintcompany’snewdesignercollection,thewarmwhiteworkswithpracticallyanydesignstylewhileembracingwellnessandcomfort. — KellyAllen,HouseBeautiful,14Sep.2022 Bothsneakersarelace-upstyles,haveremovablesoles,andasleekwhiteexteriorthatgoeswithpracticallyanyoutfit. — NicolNatale,Peoplemag,9Sep.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'practically.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofpractically 1571,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAboutpractically Sharepractically PosttheDefinitionofpracticallytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofpracticallyonTwitter TimeTravelerforpractically Thefirstknownuseofpracticallywas in1571 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearpractically practicaljudgment practically practicalmusic SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforpractically LastUpdated 5Oct2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Practically.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practically.Accessed7Oct.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforpractically practically adverb prac·​ti·​cal·​ly |\ˈprak-ti-kə-lē \ KidsDefinitionofpractically 1 :almost Itrainedpracticallyallnight. 2 :inawaythatisreasonableorlogical Practicallyspeaking,it'stoofartodrive. MorefromMerriam-Websteronpractically Nglish:TranslationofpracticallyforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofpracticallyforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY proffer SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary ChallengingWordsYouShouldKnow Oftenusedtodescribe“themarchoftime,”whatdoesinexorablemean? Relentless Slow Unpredictable Swift Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Dunderhead'andOther‘Nicer’WaystoSayStupid Asillustratedbysomeverysmartpups 10WordsfromPlaceNames Bikini,bourbon,andbadmintonwereplacesfirst 'Pride':TheWordThatWentFromVicetoStrength DoyoutakeprideinPride? WhenWereWordsFirstUsed? Lookupanyyeartofindout AsktheEditors Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... 'AllIntensivePurposes'or'AllIntentsandPurposes'? We'reintentonclearingitup Layvs.Lie EditorEmilyBrewsterclarifiesthedifference. HotMess "Thepublicisahotmess" WordGames NameThatThingMegaQuiz:Vol.2 Testyourvisualvocabulary! Takethequiz FavoriteNewWordsintheDictionary Levelupyourvocabularywiththesenewlyaddedw... Takethequiz TrueorFalse? Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethinga... Takethequiz SpellingBeeQuiz CanyououtdopastwinnersoftheNationalSpelli... Takethequiz