English [ edit ] Etymology [ edit ] theoretical -ly
Pronunciation [ edit ] theoretically (not comparable )
in theory ; on paper
I haven't tested it, but theoretically it ought to fly.
in a theoretical manner
I solved the problem theoretically rather than practically.
in theory though not necessarily in reality.
1985 December 14, Gordon Gottlieb, “L.A. Community Divided over Terrigno Indictment”, in Gay Community News , volume 13 , number 22 , page 10 :Rumors of an indictment had spread through this heavily gay and lesbian community since shortly after the theoretically secret investigation began in 1984.
Derived terms [ edit ] Translations [ edit ] in theory
Arabic: (please verify ) نَظَريّاً
Armenian: տեսականորեն (hy) ( tesakanoren )
Asturian: en teoría
Basque: teorian
Bulgarian: теоретично (bg) ( teoretično )
Catalan: teòricament (ca) , en teoria
Chinese:
Mandarin: 理論上 ／ 理论上 (zh) ( lǐlùn shàng )
Czech: teoreticky
Dutch: theoretisch (nl)
Esperanto: teorie
Finnish: teoreettisesti (fi)
French: théoriquement (fr) , en théorie
Galician: teoricamente en teoría
Georgian: თეორიულად ( teoriulad )
German: theoretisch (de) , prinzipiell (de) , rein gedanklich vom Gedanken her
Greek: θεωρητικά (el) ( theoritiká )
Hungarian: elméletileg (hu) , elvileg (hu) , teoretikusan
Ido: teoriale (io)
Italian: teoricamente (it) , in linea teorica
Japanese: 理論上 ( りろんじょう, rironjō )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: teoretisk (no)
Occitan: teoricament (oc)
Polish: teoretycznie (pl)
Portuguese: teoricamente
Romanian: teoretic (ro) , teoreticește (ro)
Russian: теорети́чески (ru) ( teoretíčeski )
Slovak: teoreticky
Spanish: teóricamente (es) , en teoría
Swedish: teoretiskt (sv)
Ukrainian: теоретично ( teoretyčno )
Vietnamese: về lý thuyết
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