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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Practically \Prac"ti*cal*ly\, adv.
     1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look
        at things practically; practically worthless.
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     2. By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment;


        as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted
        with a subject.
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     3. In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe;
        theoretically wrong, but practically right.
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     4. Almost.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  practically
       adv 1: almost; "he was practically the only guest at the party"
       2: (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical
          purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened
          every time" [syn: {much}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  66 Moby Thesaurus words for "practically":
     about, advantageously, advisably, all but, almost, appropriately,
     approximately, approximatively, as good as, as much as, at bottom,
     basically, clearly, congruously, conveniently, decently, desirably,
     effectively, effectually, efficiently, essentially, expediently,
     feasibly, fitly, fittingly, for practical purposes, functionally,
     fundamentally, generally, generally speaking, handily, in effect,
     in essence, in round numbers, just about, matter-of-factly,
     morally, more or less, most, much, nearabout, nigh, opportunely,
     profitably, properly, rationally, realistically, reasonably,
     rightly, roughly, roughly speaking, roundly, say, seasonably,
     sensibly, serviceably, simply, sortably, suitably, to advantage,
     to good effect, to good use, to profit, usefully, virtually,
     well-nigh
  
  

















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