almost; nearly; 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'

in a practical manner; practically orientated institutions such as business schools; a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely'

(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; much the same thing happened every time; practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god

[ Syn: much , much , much , much , much , much , much , much ]