practically

adv

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 as to be practically a dead letter.”

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, […]”

   “The turnip is one of the lordliest vegetables in the world; its broth is practically a soup in itself.”

   “The first summer on record that melts practically all of the Arctic’s floating sea ice could occur as early as the 2030s, according to a new scientific study — about a decade sooner than researchers previously predicted.”

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”