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Definition: Technically |
TechnicallyAdverb1. With regard to technique; "technically lagging behind the Japanese". 2. With regard to technical skill; "a technically brilliant solution". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "technically" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1780. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | No, but technically, neither did you. (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) Well, technically, I have more of a right to be there than you. You still have your balls (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls) Well, it's a puzzle because, technically, you're not alive (The Return of the Living Dead; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Rudy Ricci) Technically, much safer, sir. (Reaching for the Moon; writing credit: Irving Berlin; Edmund Goulding) Look: an engagement is a promise to be married. I've promised to be engaged, so technically I've promised to be married, hence we're engaged in theory (Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place; writing credit: Pat Bullard) | |
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 | Stream showing technically placed woody debris, logs and root wads, along with stabilizing rock. Credit: Gary Wilson. |  | Omak Creek, Washington showing technically placed logs and rock in the stream. Credit: Gary Wilson. |
 | Underway in Hampton Roads, Virginia, 6 May 1964, probably while running post-overhaul trials. At this time, she was still technically the U.S. Navy LST-325, as she was not transferred to Greece until later in the month. Note: Ship's bow, reinforced for ice operations; fire hoses in use. Credit: NAVY. |  | Our people are engaged in the rational exploitation of the entire territory, starting from a technically advanced agricultural base in order to reach total industrialization ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Medicine woes" by Loretta Humble Commentary: "Picture posed to illustrate an article on the high cost of prescription drugs. Not the best technically, but maybe you can fix it." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Author | Quotation |
J. Robert Oppenheimer | When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | This crevasse, a hiatus in a gulf of mud, was called technically (r)fontis |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Progress in understanding the immune system now makes answering these questions technically possible. (references) | |
The precise determination of the amount of body fat requires technically sophisticated methods that are available only in research laboratories. (references) | ||
Serologic testing is the routine method of diagnosis, because the techniques described above are technically complex and generally not rewarding. (references) | ||
Business | U.S. equipment and services are considered technically advanced. (references) | |
They also like to deal with technically trained distributors or sales agents. (references) | ||
Nevertheless this practice, if done by the wholesalers, is not technically legal. (references) | ||
Children | Moldova | While not technically illegal, such charges run counter to the educational platform of the Government and result in many children being kept at home by their parents. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Singapore | Although faculty members technically are not government employees, in practice they are subject to potential government influence. (references) |
Kyrgyz Republic | The station and the association of journalists continued to protest the change, which would have reduced the number of viewers and imposed financial hardship on the station, as unfair and not justified technically. (references) | |
Economic History | Jamaica | However, there is a shortage of technically skilled labor. (references) |
Czech Rep | U.S. firms will find agents to be very strong technically. (references) | |
Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan has an educated and technically competent workforce. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cameroon | The court system remained technically part of the executive branch, subordinate to the Ministry of Justice. (references) |
Macedonia | Although the Government stated that in practice the indictments were frozen, the indictments technically remained in the processing stage. (references) | |
Jordan | This provision technically applies only in religious courts; however, in the past it has been imposed in civil courts as well, regardless of religion. (references) | |
Political Economy | Sudan | The Commission technically still is functioning but has yet to produce a final report. (references) |
UKRAINE | Energy imports are technically also subject to VAT, but the rate has been set at zero. (references) | |
RUSSIA | Most strikes are considered technically illegal, as the procedures for disputes remain exceedingly complex. (references) | |
Political Rights | Jordan | If the Government amends or enacts a law when Parliament is not in session, it must submit the law to Parliament for consideration during the next session; however, such "temporary" laws do not expire and, while technically subject to action by Parliament when it returns to session, may in practice remain in force without legislative approval. (references) |
Trade | Guatemala | For this reason, technically Guatemala is meeting its WTO obligations. (references) |
Netherlands | Products also may be transshipped to other countries without technically entering the Dutch customs area. (references) | |
Travel | Vietnam | It is technically illegal to set prices or accept payment in US dollars. (references) |
Singapore | English is widely spoken, and most businesspeople are skilled and technically knowledgeable. (references) | |
Brazil | In fact, one should be as prepared technically when making a call on a Sao Paulo firm as on a Chicago firm. (references) | |
Women | Yemen | However, FGM technically remains legal, and local women's groups have not adopted the problem as a major concern. (references) |
Jordan | Wife- battering technically is grounds for divorce, but a husband may seek to demonstrate that he has authority from the Koran to correct an irreligious or disobedient wife by striking her. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Grenada | All unions are technically free of government control, and none receive government financial support. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | That the money had not technically been paid into the Treasury does not affect the principle intended to be established by the Constitution. |
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| "Technically" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.21% of the time. "Technically" is used about 1,006 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 99.21% | 998 | 7,372 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.79% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,006 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "technically": technically-defined, technically-minded, technically-orientated, technically-oriented, technically-sophisticated. | |
Ending with "technically": non-technically. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
amount as contract defined order placed technically | 5 |
advanced most product technically | 3 |
technically speaking | 3 |
technically | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "technically"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | teknikisht. (various references) | |
Arabic | فنيا. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | технически (technic, technical), в специален смисъл. (various references) | |
Chinese | 技术上. (various references) | |
Danish | tekniskt klassificeret gummi (TC-rubber, technically classified rubber), teknisk-økonomisk enhed (single unit technically and economically), teknisk tilladte tilkoblede totalmasse (technically permissible maximum towable mass), teknisk tilladt totalmasse (technically permissible mass, technically permissible maximum laden mass), teknisk tilladt belastning (technically permissible drawbar load), teknisk tilladt akseltryk (technically permissible maximum mass on the axle), teknisk tilladelig totalmasse (technically permissible maximum mass), teknisk beslægtede produkter (technically linked products), TC-gummi (TC-rubber, technically classified rubber), største teknisk tilladte lodrette belastning (technically permissible maximum vertical load), socialt lag af tekniske analfabeter (technically illiterate section of society), en valseteknisk glat overflade (technically smooth rolled surface). (various references) | |
Dutch | technisch-economische eenheid (single unit technically and economically), technisch toelaatbare verticale last (technically permissible drawbar load), technisch toelaatbare maximumoplegdruk (technically permissible maximum vertical load), technisch toelaatbare maximummassa op de as (technically permissible maximum mass on the axle), technisch toelaatbare maximummassa (technically permissible maximum laden mass, technically permissible maximum mass), technisch toelaatbare massa (technically permissible mass), technisch toelaatbare getrokken maximummassa (technically permissible maximum towable mass), technisch lid (technically qualified member), technisch geclassificeerde rubber (TC-rubber, technically classified rubber), technisch analfabete bevolkingsgroep (technically illiterate section of society), T.C.-rubber (TC-rubber, technically classified rubber), walstechnisch glad oppervlak (technically smooth rolled surface), produkten waartussen in technisch opzicht verband bestaat (technically linked products). (various references) | |
French | techniquement. (various references) | |
German | Technisch (engineering, mechanical, technic, technical, technicality, technique, techniques, technological). (various references) | |
Greek | τεχνικά. (various references) | |
Hungarian | szaknyelven, műszakilag, műszaki szempontból, műnyelven. (various references) | |
Italian | unità tecnico-economica (single unit technically and economically), superficie di laminazione tecnicamente liscia (technically smooth rolled surface), strato sociale sprovvisto di conoscenze tecniche (technically illiterate section of society), prodotti tecnicamente connessi (technically linked products), massa tecnicamente ammissibile (technically permissible mass), massa massima tecnicamente ammissibile su ciascun asse (technically permissible maximum mass on the axle), massa massima tecnicamente ammissibile (technically permissible maximum laden mass), massa massima tecnicamente ammessa (technically permissible maximum mass), massa massima rimorchiabile tecnicamente ammissibile (technically permissible maximum towable mass), carico verticale tecnicamente ammissibile (technically permissible drawbar load), carico massimo verticale tecnicamente ammissibile (technically permissible maximum vertical load). (various references) | |
Korean | 기술적으로 (Descriptively). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | echnicallytay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | superfície de laminagem tecnicamente lisa (technically smooth rolled surface), produtos tecnicamente ligados (technically linked products), peso tecnicamente admissível (technically permissible mass), massa máxima tecnicamente admissível (technically permissible maximum mass), massa máxima rebocável tecnicamente admissível (technically permissible maximum towable mass), massa máxima no eixo tecnicamente admissível (technically permissible maximum mass on the axle), massa máxima em carga tecnicamente admissível (technically permissible maximum laden mass), carga vertical máxima tecnicamente admissível (technically permissible maximum vertical load), carga de apoio técnicamente admissível (technically permissible drawbar load), camada social tecnicamente analfabeta (technically illiterate section of society), borracha sob especificação (TC-rubber, technically classified rubber). (various references) | |
Romanian | tehniceşte, tehnic (technic, technical). (various references) | |
Russian | технически. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | tehnički (engineering, operating, technical), stručno (professionally). (various references) | |
Spanish | unidad técnico-económica (single unit technically and economically), superficie de laminación técnicamente lisa (technically smooth rolled surface), productos vinculados desde el punto de vista técnico (technically linked products), peso técnicamente permisible (technically permissible mass), masa remolcable máxima técnicamente admisible (technically permissible maximum towable mass), masa máxima técnicamente admisible (technically permissible maximum mass), masa máxima sobre el eje técnicamente admisible (technically permissible maximum mass on the axle), masa máxima en carga técnicamente admisible (technically permissible maximum laden mass), caucho TC (TC-rubber, technically classified rubber), caucho técnicamente clasificado (TC-rubber, technically classified rubber), carga vertical técnicamente admisible (technically permissible drawbar load), carga vertical máxima técnicamente admisible (technically permissible maximum vertical load), capa social analfabeta funcional (technically illiterate section of society). (various references) | |
Swedish | tekniskt klassificerat gummi (TC-rubber, technically classified rubber), TC-gummi (TC-rubber, technically classified rubber), glättvalsad yta (technically smooth rolled surface). (various references) | |
Turkish | teknik olarak, teknik bakımdan. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | у спеціальному значенні, технічно. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "technically": pyrotechnically. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "technically" (pronounced te"knikulē or te"kniklē) |
| 6 | -n i k u l ē | chronically, clinically, cynically, electronically, sardonically. |
| 5 | -i k u l ē | comically, critically, diametrically, journalistically, electrically, empirically, ethically, fanatically, geographically, hermetically, historically, intrinsically, magically, magnetically, majestically, mathematically, methodically, metrically, mineralogically, optimistically, parenthetically, pathetically, periodically, philosophically, physically, politically, pragmatically, ritualistically, romantically, scientifically, skeptically, statistically, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactically, technologically, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, uncritically. |
| 4 | -k u l ē | botanically, broccoli, fiscally, frantically, locally, luckily, unequivocally, vocally. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abysmally, accidentally, abnormally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clumsily, coincidentally, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, culturally, customarily, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, digitally, dismally, jauntily, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, emotionally, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, involuntarily, irrationally, legally, liberally, literally, loyally, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, mightily, militarily, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, partially, peacefully, perennially, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, pitifully, playfully, potentially, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, royally, ruefully, satisfactorily, scantily, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, tactfully, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uneasily, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
| 5 | -n i k l ē | ethnically, ironically, mechanically, organically, volcanically. |
| 4 | -i k l ē | academically, acoustically, aerobically, aerodynamically, aesthetically, algebraically, alphabetically, analytically, angelically, apologetically, artistically, astronomically, authentically, automatically, basically, biologically, categorically, characteristically, chronologically, classically, cosmetically, democratically, demographically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecologically, economically, ecstatically, emphatically, energetically, enthusiastically, erratically, euphemistically, fantastically, forensically, generically, genetically, geometrically, geopolitically, graphically, heroically, hypothetically, hysterically, ideologically, idiotically, linguistically, logically, logistically, lyrically, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, numerically, optically, pathologically, phonetically, physiologically, poetically, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, radically, realistically, rhetorically, rhythmically, sarcastically, specifically, sporadically, stoically, strategically, stylistically, symmetrically, synthetically, systematically, systemically, terrifically, thematically, theologically, tragically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, unrealistically, vertically. |
| 3 | -k l ē | alchemically, anatomically, athletically, biweekly, blankly, briskly, brusquely, chemically, darkly, frankly, grotesquely, likely, medically, meekly, newsweekly, obliquely, paradoxically, practically, prickly, quickly, sickly, sleekly, slickly, sparkly, starkly, thickly, typically, uniquely, unlikely, weakly, weekly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-h-i-l-l-n-t-y" | |
-1 letter: ethnically, hectically. | |
-2 letters: ethically, technical, thylacine. | |
-3 letters: acetylic, atechnic, calycine, canticle, catechin, chancily, cliental, ethnical, hectical, hecticly. | |
-4 letters: alienly, anthill, anticly, calcine, calcite, caliche, calicle, calycle, cecally, chalice, challie, chancel, chantey, chicane, cleanly, cyanite, cynical, ethical, ethinyl, ethylic, helical, hellcat, hyaenic, hyaline, hyalite, laithly, latency, lecythi, lichtly, lithely, techily, technic, thallic. | |
-5 letters: accent, acetic, acetin. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-h-i-l-l-n-t-y" | |
+2 letters: acetylcholine. | |
+3 letters: acetylcholines. | |
+4 letters: mechanistically, pyrotechnically, technologically. | |
+5 letters: chronometrically. | |
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