tech‧ni‧cally AC /ˈteknɪkli/ adverb
[Word Family: noun: technicalities, technicality, technician, technique; adverb: technically; adjective: technical]

1. according to the exact details of a rule or law
[sentence adverb]
Technically, the two countries are still at war, as a peace treaty was never signed.
[+ adjective/adverb]
What you have done is technically illegal.

2. [+ adjective/adverb] concerning the special skills that are needed to play music, do a sport etc:
a technically brilliant pianist
The dance looks simple, but is technically very difficult.

3. concerning the way machines are used to do work:
Agriculture is becoming more and more technically advanced.

4. technically possible/difficult/feasible etc possible, difficult etc using the scientific knowledge that is available now:
It could soon be technically possible to produce a human being by cloning.

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