( degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; " much the same thing happened every time"

almost; " he was practically the only guest at the party"

By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted with a subject.

In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right.

Almost.

In a practical way.

In a practical manner.

By practice; in real fact.

" I'll get something to eat," she said practically. – The Graveyard of Space by Milton Lesser

It seemed a trifle strange to me, as she was then nineteen, an age when most girls of her class are brought out, and had been away for practically five years. – People of the Whirlpool by Mabel Osgood Wright

But the money was there- practically to be disposed of as he might direct. – Rulers of India: Lord Clive by George Bruce Malleson

" Practically a hundred per cent. – Black Man's Burden by Dallas McCord Reynolds

Show that you can handle this ward, and you are practically safe." – Love Stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart

After a while it is practically gone. – Cobb's Anatomy by Irvin S. Cobb

Mr. Wordsley was practically finished, but he did not hurry. – The Marooner by Charles A. Stearns

It is practically a new form of light. – The Mystery of the Green Ray by William Le Queux

So much may be necessary, but religion must practically take its place among the ideal pursuits of men and be exposed, as they are, to the full examination of the mind before any fair account of it can be given. – Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Octavius Brooks Frothingham

And that you and Mr. Meredith are practically of the same build? – The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle

There is practically no end to the features that could be introduced to tone the thing up. – Love Conquers All by Robert C. Benchley

When I am excited- I to whom it means practically nothing, why should not you be? – The Time of Roses by L. T. Meade

I was the last, and I was practically through when I became aware that we were not alone in the room. – The Image and the Likeness by John Scott Campbell

She had accepted her first offer, and he was practically the only man she knew anything of. – Modern marriage and how to bear it by Maud Churton Braby

You practically gave away all your money so as to start by yourself. – A Man and His Money by Frederic Stewart Isham

You have your money back, practically complete. – The Bail Jumper by Robert J. C. Stead

She remembered now that on a former occasion the manager had practically admitted his fear of Dakota, and then there was his conduct on that day when she had asked him to return Dakota's pony. – The Trail to Yesterday by Charles Alden Seltzer

" Oh," said Jemima, practically, " it seemed rather a pity that there should be no one to inherit Aunt Jemima's money. – Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly