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tech·ni·cal·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. technicallyadverb

    with regard to technique

    "technically lagging behind the Japanese"; "a technically brilliant boxer"

  2. technicallyadverb

    with regard to technical skill and the technology available

    "a technically brilliant solution"

  3. technicallyadverb

    according to the exact meaning; according to the facts

    "technically, a bank's reserves belong to the stockholders"; "technically, the term is no longer used by experts"

Wiktionary

  1. technicallyadverb

    Based on precise facts.

    Technically he was Canadian, but everyone assumed he was American.

  2. technicallyadverb

    Having the skills or talent required for a certain job or profession.

    Although she is technically gifted, her piano playing lacks passion.

  3. technicallyadverb

    According to the current state of science.

    For now, it is technically impossible to have a manned flight to Mercury.

ChatGPT

  1. technically

    Technically refers to a precise or exact understanding or dealing with something according to a specific set of rules, facts, or principles related to technology or a particular subject. It often pertains to the knowledge and application of specialized methods, procedures, or skills. It can also suggest the correct or strict interpretation of a term or situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Technicallyadverb

    in a technical manner; according to the signification of terms as used in any art, business, or profession

British National Corpus

  1. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'technically' in Adverbs Frequency: #427

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of technically in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of technically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of technically in a Sentence

  1. Julian Sanchez:

    There’s plenty of scaremongering around steps broadband providers could take in the absence of neutrality regulation — blocking off certain sites, or charging extra fees to access certain services — but not a ton of reason to think they would do these things, which would antagonize customers, be technically tricky to enforce against sophisticated users, and invite the re-imposition of regulations, what’s more realistic is the introduction of plans that provide higher speeds for specific bandwidth-intensive services.

  2. William Moss:

    Technically, whenever a vaccine like that is modified, it's often considered a new vaccine and has to go through the whole process again. But there is a precedent, obviously, with influenza virus vaccines, not to do that.

  3. Kody Brown:

    Sister Wives really took the fifth wife thing off the table a long time ago, and because Sister Wives do n’t want to snub the concept, Sister Wives’ve always sort of been very casually dismissing it, and I think that’s one reason the question keeps coming up. But it’s technically been off the table as long as Sister Wives’ve done the show.

  4. Vladimir Iriminku:

    These reactors were initially to be used within city limits, but unfortunately the Chernobyl incident hindered that, our citizens, especially if they are not technically savvy, don't really understand the nuclear energy and that these stations are built differently, so it's almost impossible to explain that to them.

  5. Michael Simpson:

    Energy, regardless of what you think of the longer-term fundamentals based on supply and demand, was technically oversold, how hard and how long the bounce is, that's another question.

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Translations for technically

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  • أصلاًArabic
  • tècnicamentCatalan, Valencian
  • eigentlich, fachlich, technischGerman
  • en realidad, técnicamenteSpanish
  • oikeasti, tosiasiallisesti, teknisestiFinnish
  • techniquement, véritablementFrench
  • तकनीकी रूप सेHindi
  • secara teknisIndonesian
  • veramente, tecnicamenteItalian
  • 기술적으로Korean
  • technisch gezien, strikt genomen, technisch, technisch gesprokenDutch
  • egentlig, tekniskNorwegian
  • technicznie, właściwiePolish
  • na realidade, tecnicamentePortuguese
  • технически, чтобы быть точным, собственно, формально, строго говоряRussian
  • tekniskt, egentligenSwedish
  • วิชาการ, ทั้งThai
  • teknik olarakTurkish
  • 技術上Chinese

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  • Brandon Cockerham
    Brandon Cockerham
    So somebody says technically yes you was correct on a question or an answer it's still a yes correct or not
    LikeReply4 years ago

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