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practically

adverb (NEARLY)
 
 
/ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl.i/

Definition

B2 almost or very nearly: She blamed me for practically every mistake in the report. These changes would cost us practically nothing. It's practically impossible for me to get home in less than an hour. They used to argue all the time and now they've practically stopped talking to each other.AlmostMerely and barely
(Definition of practically adverb (NEARLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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