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Definition: Potentially |
PotentiallyAdverb1. With a possibility of becoming actual; "introducing possibly dangerous innovations"; "he is potentially dangerous"; "potentially useful". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "potentially" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Synonym: PotentiallySynonym: possibly (adv). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | What I use to able to pass off as a bad summer could now potentially turn into a bad life. (Kicking and Screaming; writing credit: Noah Baumbach; Oliver Berkman) You have a potentially fatal allergy to brazil nuts. (Spaced; writing credit: Simon Pegg; Jessica Stevenson) | |
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Untreated, chlamydia can cause severe, costly reproductive and other health problems including both short- and long-term consequences, i.e. pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility, and potentially fatal tubal pregnancy. Credit: CDC. | ![]() | A mooring buoy put in place by the restoration team prevented the need to to place large potentially damaging anchors on the reef. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. | |
![]() | Schematic of the components of a potentially tornadogenic thunderstorm. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). | ![]() | Project Vortex - filming a potentially tornadogenic storm. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). |
![]() | Specialized antenna array used to monitor the ATS-1 satellite. The ATS-1 was a forerunner of the GOES satellites. This antenna monitored solar proton warnings issued from sensors aboard the satellite which warned of potentially disruptive magnetic storm activity. Credit: NOAA in Space. | ![]() | Sector of GOES full disk composite infrared and visible image indicates areas of high convection and potentially violent weather. A tornado occurred at Paris in the lower left corner of the cloud in Texas. In this image, the infra-red sensor is actually measuring the temperature of very cold cloud tops which is a sign of major convective activity and dangerous weather. Credit: NOAA in Space. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Those above 85 dB are potentially hazardous. (references) | |
Wear gloves when handling potentially infected animals. (references) | ||
The caries process is endemic and potentially both preventable and curable. (references) | ||
Business | Spain is potentially a wind energy powerhouse. (references) | |
This could potentially open up a huge market for FGD equipment. (references) | ||
To take care of the potentially high growth, experts point out that the import model may not work well with PC vendors. (references) | ||
Children | South Africa | Virginity testing is a violation of the law and exposes women to a potentially higher risk of being raped because of the virginity myth. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Hong Kong | Overall, the media has been outspoken in defending civil liberties; however, two laws potentially allow limits on some speech and press freedoms. (references) |
Nicaragua | However, several constitutional provisions potentially qualify freedom of the press. (references) | |
Economic History | Georgia | By sector, the large privatized enterprises included: Agriculture/Food (28.5%), Construction (18.5%), and Industry (15.2%). The least privatized sector and potentially one of the most attractive to foreign investors is energy. (references) |
Guyana | The U.S. Embassy views Guyana as a potentially profitable site for American investors, particularly in the areas of primary materials, agriculture and some consumer products. (references) | |
Ghana | Some potentially attractive sectors hitherto considered to be strategic enterprises have not yet been privatized, but the Government has announced its intentions to do so. They include the oil refinery, power and water utilities, ports and railways, and banks. (references) | |
Human Rights | Korea | One defector estimated that the class of those considered potentially hostile may comprise 25 to 30 percent of the population; others place the figure at closer to 20 percent. (references) |
Sri Lanka | This discovery potentially implicated the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF), which occupied Jaffna at the time. (references) | |
South Africa | In October the TRC's amnesty committee submitted its final report; it is estimated that no more than 20 cases potentially could be prosecuted, which could take up to 5 years. (references) | |
Political Economy | NETHERLANDS | Infringement proceedings remain within the jurisdiction of the national courts, which could result in divergent interpretations potentially detrimental to U.S. investors and exporters. (references) |
JAPAN | Recently, the Japanese Government has implemented potentially useful measures for increasing FDI, including a comprehensive revision of its Commercial Code. (references) | |
NIGERIA | Nigeria potentially could offer investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and the largest domestic market in sub-Saharan Africa. (references) | |
Political Rights | Hong Kong | The U.N. Human Rights Committee in November 1999 also expressed concern that the abolition of the municipal councils would "diminish the opportunity of Hong Kong residents to take part in the conduct of public affairs." Hong Kong sends 36 delegates to China's National People's Congress (NPC). These 36 individuals are potentially an important group, since placing proposed amendments to the Basic Law on the agenda of the NPC requires the approval of two-thirds of Hong Kong's NPC delegates. (references) |
Trade | Morocco | The stimulus to a competitive business environment provided by a liberalized trade regime can be offset by cumbersome customs administration and procedures that impose costs and delays on firms currently involved in international trade and defer others potentially interested in entering the trade area. (references) |
Philippines | Companies with operations in at least two ASEAN member countries can potentially benefit from special accelerated CEPT preferential duty rates under the ASEAN Industrial Cooperation (AICO) scheme. (references) | |
Travel | Peru | Travelers in Peru should always substitute bottled beverages for potentially contaminated water. (references) |
Nigeria | These are usually both fraudulent and illegal and could involve situations that potentially violate both Nigerian and U.S. law. (references) | |
Women | Botswana | In 1998 consultants submitted to the Labor Ministry a report identifying provisions of existing law that potentially discriminate against women. (references) |
Worker Rights | Malaysia | In May 1999, various trade unions representing port workers announced plans to form a federation, potentially including 12,000 workers. (references) |
Peru | No provisions exist in law for workers to remove themselves from potentially dangerous work situations without jeopardizing their continued employment. (references) | |
Malaysia | Some trade unionists claimed that unions that defy government policies face more intense scrutiny, potentially leading to deregistration. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | On the contrary, it would lift us out of a potentially perpetual state of housing emergency. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | The Administration has also grappled with the difficult questions posed by some veterans who served in Southeast Asia and were exposed to potentially harmful substances, including the herbicide known as Agent Orange. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | To stop and roll back North Korea's potentially deadly nuclear program, we'll continue to implement the agreement we have reached with that nation. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Potentially" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.84% of the time. "Potentially" is used about 2,438 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) | 99.84% | 2,434 | 3,683 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.12% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.04% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,438 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "potentially": potentially exempt transfer ♦ potentially explosive atmosphere ♦ potentially responsible party. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "potentially": potentially-damaging, potentially-dangerous, potentially-disastrous, potentially-fatal, potentially-harmful, potentially-in, potentially-lethal, potentially-nasty, potentially-toxic, potentially-unstable, potentially-useful. | |
Containing "potentially": might-potentially-have. | |
| 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. |
| Language | Translations for "potentially"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | potencialish, me mundësi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 潜在地 (Latently). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | potenciálnì. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | proces der kan nedbryde ozon (potentially ozone-destroying process), potentielt skadelig interferens (potentially harmful interference), potentielt reflekterende terraen (potentially reflecting terrain), potentielt malign tumor (potentially malignant tumour), potentielt forurenet grund (potentially dangerous site), potentielt explosionsfarlig atmosfær (potentially explosive atmosphere), potentielt ansvarlig (potentially responsible party), potentiel ustabil forstaerker (potentially-unstable amplifier), Tilpasningsudvalget-Elektrisk materiel til anvendelse i eksplosionsfarlig atmosfaere (Adaptation Committee-Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres), ozon-nedbrydende stof (potentially ozone-depleting substance, potentially ozone-layer-depleting substance), margen af midler som eventuelt staar til raadighed (margin of potentially available resources), fraflyttet,potentielt forurenet grund (potentially dangerous abandoned site). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | potentieel-reflecterend terrein (potentially reflecting terrain), potentieel schadelijke interferentie (potentially harmful interference), potentieel ozonvernietigend proces (potentially ozone-destroying process), potentieel ozonaantastende stof (potentially ozone-depleting substance, potentially ozone-layer-depleting substance), potentieel instabiele versterker (potentially-unstable amplifier), potentieel gevaarlijk terrein (potentially dangerous site), potentieel explosieve atmosfeer (potentially explosive atmosphere), veroorzaker (pathogens, potentially responsible party), onbeheerd potentieel gevaarlijk terrein (potentially dangerous abandoned site), marge van potentieel beschikbare middelen (margin of potentially available resources), Internationaal Register van Potentieel Toxische Chemicalien (International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals), degene door wiens onrechtmatige daad de verontreiniging van de bodem is veroorzaakt (potentially responsible party), Comite aanpassing-Elektrisch materieel bestemd voor gebruik in explosieve omgeving (Adaptation Committee-Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | potentiaalisesti vaarallinen hylätty alue (potentially dangerous abandoned site), potentiaalisesti vaarallinen alue (potentially dangerous site), saastuttaja,jolla on puhdistusvelvollisuus (potentially responsible party), räjähdysvaarallisissa tiloissa kaivoskaasuille alttiissa kaivoksissa käytettävien sähkölaitteiden yhteisön sisäisen kaupan teknisten esteiden poistamiseksi annettujen direktiivien mukauttamista tekniikan kehitykseen käsittelevä komitea (Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Intra-Community trade in Electrical Equipment in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres in Mines Susceptible to Tiredamp), räjähdysvaarallisissa tiloissa käytettävien sähkölaitteiden kaupan teknisten esteiden poistamiseksi annettujen direktiivien mukauttamista tekniikan kehitykseen käsittelevä komitea (Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to trade in Electrical Equipment for use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres), mahdollisesti heijastava maaperä (potentially reflecting terrain), mahdollisesti haitallinen häiriö (potentially harmful interference), jännitteeltään epästabiili vahvistin (potentially-unstable amplifier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | potentiellement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | möglicherweise (maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πολύ πίθανον, ενδεχόμενως, ενδεχομένως. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | בכח (by dint of, forcibly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | robbanékony (choleric, detonable, excitable, explosive, fiery, irritable, potentially explosive, vehement, volcanic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | processo potenzialmente distruttivo dell'ozono (potentially ozone-destroying process), sostanza che potenzialmente impoverisce lo strato dell'ozono (potentially ozone-depleting substance, potentially ozone-layer-depleting substance), obbligazioni che sono l'oggetto di un investimento finanziario privato,vale a dire riservate mediante accordo bilaterale a certi investitori,se è conferita loro trasmissibilit almeno potenziale (i.e.bonds restricted by bilateral agreement to certain investors if they are at least potentially transferable, privately issued bonds), margine di risorse potenzialmente disponibili (margin of potentially available resources), interferenza potenzialmente dannosa (potentially harmful interference), faglia potenzialmente attiva (potentially active fault), Comitato per l'adeguamento-Materiale elettrico destinato ad essere utilizzato in atmosfera esplosiva (Adaptation Committee-Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres), atmosfera potenzialmente esplosiva (potentially explosive atmosphere), amplificatore potenzialmente instabile (potentially-unstable amplifier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 千日手 (potentially endless repetition of moves). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せ"にちて (potentially endless repetition of moves). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 재 으로. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | otentiallypay processo capaz de destruir o ozono (potentially ozone-destroying process), terreno propício s reflexões (potentially reflecting terrain), substância susceptível de destruir a camada de ozono (potentially ozone-depleting substance, potentially ozone-layer-depleting substance), obrigações que são objecto de uma emissão privada,isto é,reservada por acordo bilateral a determinados investidores,desde que lhe seja conferido,pelo menos potencialmente,o carácter de transferibilidade (i.e.bonds restricted by bilateral agreement to certain investors if they are at least potentially transferable, privately issued bonds), interferência potencialmente prejudicial (potentially harmful interference), grupo potencialmente responsável (potentially responsible party), Comité Adaptação-Material Eléctrico utilizável em Atmosfera Explosiva (Adaptation Committee-Electrical Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres), atmosfera potencialmente explosiva (potentially explosive atmosphere), amplificador potencialmente instavel (potentially-unstable amplifier). (various references) potenţial (potential, potentialities). (various references) потенциально. (various references) potencialmente. (various references) potentiellt miljöriskområde (potentially dangerous site), potentiellt instabil förstärkare (potentially-unstable amplifier), ozonnedbrytningsprocess (potentially ozone-destroying process), ozonnedbrytande ämne (ozone depleter, ozone eater, ozone killer, ozone scavenger, ozone-damaging substance, ozone-depleting substance, ozone-modifying substance, ozone-reducing substance, potentially ozone-depleting substance, potentially ozone-layer-depleting substance), efterbehandlingsansvarig (potentially responsible party), övergivet potentiellt miljöriskområde (potentially dangerous abandoned site). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Potentially" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: potentally, potentiall, potintially, ptentially. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "potentially" (pronounced pute"nshulē or pute"nkhulē) |
| 6 | -e" n sh u l ē | confidentially, essentially, exponentially. |
| 5 | -n sh u l ē | financially, provincially, substantially. |
| 4 | -sh u l ē | artificially, beneficially, commercially, impartially, initially, judicially, officially, partially, racially, socially, specially, unofficially. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, conceptually, conditionally, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, electrically, electronically, emotionally, empirically, environmentally, equally, eternally, ethically, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, finally, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, intrinsically, involuntarily, irrationally, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, oligopoly, operationally, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, parenthetically, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
| 6 | -e" n kh u l ē | preferentially, presidentially, quintessentially, sequentially, tangentially. |
| 5 | -n kh u l ē | circumstantially. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diagonally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, electrically, electronically, emotionally, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, eternally, ethically, eventually, exceptionally, experimentally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, finally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, functionally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, generationally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, intrinsically, involuntarily, irrationally, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, medicinally, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, 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, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, pragmatically, preliminarily, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, serenely, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-l-l-n-o-p-t-t-y" | |
-1 letter: potentilla. | |
-2 letters: patiently, pollinate, potential. | |
-3 letters: allotype, alpinely, antipole, antitype, latently, patently, penality, plantlet, pliantly, plotline, politely, ponytail, potently, tinplate, tonality. | |
-4 letters: alienly, anolyte, antipot, aplenty, elation, inaptly, ineptly, nattily, opaline, paletot, pantile, patient, penally, penalty, pettily, plainly, playlet, polenta, potline, ptyalin, talipot, tintype, toenail, tonally, topline, totally. | |
-5 letters: aliyot, alpine, aplite, entail, entity, entoil. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-l-l-n-o-p-t-t-y" | |
+2 letters: anthophyllite. | |
+3 letters: anthophyllites, polytonalities. | |
+4 letters: contemplatively. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 6F 74 65 6E 74 69 61 6C 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. --- - . -. - .. .- .-.. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01101111 01110100 01100101 01101110 01110100 01101001 01100001 01101100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P o t e n t i a l l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 006F 0074 0065 006E 0074 0069 0061 006C 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5081867180867567787891 |
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