realistically

English

Etymology

From realistic +‎ -ally.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adverb

realistically (comparative more realistically, superlative most realistically)

  1. In a realistic manner.
    • 2005, Don Aslett, The office clutter cure: get organized, get results:
      The dream of a junkless, truly functional workspace is one fantasy you can realistically fulfill. It's downright exciting just to think about it!
  2. (sentence adverb) According to what is real or possible.
    Realistically what did you think would happen?
    Try all you want but realistically you've got no hope.

Derived terms

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.