(adv) almost; nearly, Example:practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train; he was practically the only guest at the party; there was practically no garden at all
(adv) in a practical manner, Example:practically orientated institutions such as business schools; a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely
(adv) (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely, Syn. practically, Example:much the same thing happened every time; practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[できレース, deki re-su] (n) (abbr) (from 出来合いのレース) fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
[ろんごよみのろんごしらず, rongoyominorongoshirazu] (exp) a mere scholar, unable to practically use what he has learned; someone who knows a theory, but cannot apply it