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technically
[ tek-nik-lee ]
adverb
- in a way that is peculiar to a certain specialized field of study or activity:
The part of the body that relates to the saddle on a conventional machine is technically termed the perineum.
- with regard to the detailed formal skills and competencies expected in the practice of a particular art or sport:
There are many artists who study hard and become technically proficient, but they don't touch people in the way that a few great artists have.
- in a way that relies on a strict interpretation of words or rules:
Today (well, technically yesterday, as it's now 3 a.m.) I went to the immigration office to see what was holding things up.
- in a way that has to do with technology or the trades as opposed to academics or the arts:
If you are technically inclined, you can build a lighting system yourself with some good LED lights and a car battery.
Other Word Forms
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Word History and Origins
Origin of technically1
Example Sentences
Experts have continued to raise ethical and ecological issues with “de-extinction,” even as science has advanced to the point where manipulating mammalian genomes is technically possible.
"He's got pace, composure, physicality, technically brilliant. The progress was impossible to stop. He was such a good player - probably the best I've worked with as a manager."
Santa Maria Maggiore feels steeped in the "real" Rome – despite technically being a part of the Vatican state.
Although Travis Scott closed the main stage on Saturday, Green Day were technically the headliners - and the California band delivered a thrilling, cathartic set worthy of their billing.
This year, that’s technically true again — but only if you hold the reigning National League MVP to his own stratospheric standards.
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