technically

technically

English

Etymology

technical +‎ -ly

Adverb

technically (comparative more technically, superlative most technically)

1. Based on precise facts.

   Technically he was Canadian, but everyone assumed he was American.

2. Having or using the skills or talent required for a certain job or profession.

   Although she is technically gifted, her piano playing lacks passion.

   • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

     The ladies were not much the wiser, though, I confess, they were not far removed from the door. The great men inside talked indistinctly and technically, and once Doctor Dillon was so unfeeling as to crack a joke […]

3. According to the current state of science.

   For now, it is technically impossible to have a manned flight to Mercury.

Translations

based on precise facts

Arabic: أَصْلاً‎ (ʾaṣlan) Catalan: tècnicament (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 嚴格說來, 严格说来 (yāngé shuōlái) Dutch: technisch gesproken, strikt genomen Esperanto: vere Finnish: oikeasti (fi), tosiasiallisesti French: véritablement (fr) German: eigentlich (de) Hebrew: please add this translation if you can Hindi: please add this translation if you can Hungarian: szigorúan véve

Italian: veramente (it), tecnicamente (it) Japanese: 厳密に (ja) (げんみつに, genmitsu ni) Korean: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: Teknisk sett Polish: właściwie (pl) Portuguese: na realidade Russian: что́бы быть то́чным (štóby bytʹ tóčnym), со́бственно (ru) (sóbstvenno), формально (ru) (formalʹno), стро́го говоря́ (strógo govorjá) Spanish: en realidad Swedish: egentligen (sv) Thai: วิชาการ (th) (wíchaa gaan) Turkish: teknik yönden Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

having certain skills

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Catalan: tècnicament (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 在專業上, 在专业上 (zài zhuànyè shàng), 在技術上, 在技术上 (zài jìshù shàng) Dutch: technisch (nl) Esperanto: teĥnike Finnish: teknisesti French: techniquement (fr) German: technisch (de), fachlich (de) Hebrew: please add this translation if you can Hindi: please add this translation if you can Hungarian: szakmailag (hu)

Italian: tecnicamente (it) Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: teknisk Polish: technicznie Portuguese: tecnicamente Russian: техни́чески (ru) (texníčeski) Spanish: técnicamente (es) Swedish: tekniskt (sv) Thai: ทั้ง (th) (táng) Turkish: please add this translation if you can Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

regarding the scientific state of art

Catalan: tècnicament (ca) Dutch: technisch (nl) Finnish: teknisesti French: techniquement (fr)

Italian: tecnicamente (it) Norwegian: teknisk Russian: технически (ru) (texničeski) Swedish: tekniskt (sv)