technically

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   with regard to technical skill and the technology available

   a technically brilliant solution

2. 2
   adv

   with regard to technique

   technically lagging behind the Japanese

3. 3
   adv

   Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.

   Near-synonym: stricto sensu

4. 4
   adv

   Based on formal (de jure) arguments, which, however, may be misleading.

   technically correct

5. 5
   adv

   In terms of technique.

   Although she is technically gifted, her piano playing lacks passion.

6. 6
   adv

   In a technical (involving specialized knowledge) way.

   The ladies were not much the wiser, though, I confess, they were not far removed from the door. The great men inside talked indistinctly and technically, and once Doctor Dillon was so unfeeling as to crack a joke […]

7. 7
   adv

   According to the current state of technology.

   For now, it is technically impossible to have a manned flight to Mercury.

8. 8
   adv

   according to the exact meaning

Etymology

From technical + -ly.