Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms of art or the professions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms as used in any art, business, or profession.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb Based on precise facts.
- adverb Having the skills or talent required for a certain job or profession.
- adverb According to the current state of science.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with regard to technical skill and the technology available
- adverb with regard to technique
- adverb according to the exact meaning; according to the facts
Etymologies
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Examples
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"We are," said I, "the discoverers of James Skaw, which makes us technically the finders of the ice-preserved herd of mammoths -- _technically_, you understand.
Police!!! Henry Hutt 1899
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While the term technically applies to anyone who steals from a drunken person, most police officers reserve it for a special kind of thief who uses straight-edge razors found in any hardware store.
NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL WILSON 2011
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Having thus, in this sort of general way, sketched to you what I may call, perhaps, the architecture of the body of the Horse (what we term technically its Morphology), I must now turn to another aspect.
Essays 2007
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Max WEBER developed the term technically to refer to a system of managerial control.
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Having thus, in this sort of general way, sketched to you what I may call, perhaps, the architecture of the body of the horse (what we term technically its Morphology), I must now turn to another aspect.
Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Having thus, in this sort of general way, sketched to you what I may call, perhaps, the architecture of the body of the Horse (what we term technically its Morphology), I must now turn to another aspect.
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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While the term technically refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system, it is usually used to refer to those related to atherosclerosis (arterial disease).
WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010
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While the term technically refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system, it is usually used to refer to those related to atherosclerosis (arterial disease).
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While the term technically refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system, it is usually used to refer to those related to atherosclerosis (arterial disease).
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While the term technically refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system, it is usually used to refer to those related to atherosclerosis (arterial disease).
WN.com - Articles related to H1N1 drugs made available: DMO 2010
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