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# technically

«technically» in Mova's school dictionary: **according to the exact rules or facts, even if it doesn't…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (technically)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Technically means according to the exact rules or facts, even if it doesn't seem that way in everyday life, as in "Technically, a tomato is a fruit". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/#m1)

2) Technically means relating to skill or method, as in "technically brilliant". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/#m2)

3) Technically can mean connected with machines, science or technology. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, "technically" is used for strict definitions (technically a spider is not an insect). In sport and music, a performance can be technically perfect. In everyday arguments, children say "technically" to win a point using the exact rules. Phrases: "technically speaking", "technically correct", "technically possible".

### examples

- Technically, a tomato is a fruit because it has seeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/#x1)
- Technically speaking, a spider is not an insect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/#x2)
- The dancer is technically brilliant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/#x3)
- "You said I couldn't eat the biscuits — technically, I only ate one!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/#x4)
- It's technically possible to walk there, but it would take all day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/#x5)
- The film was technically impressive with amazing special effects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/#x6)

### note

Adjective: technical. "Technically" often signals that the next point is true by strict rules but may not be what people mean in normal talk, so it can sound like a clever excuse. Spelled with -ically.

### In the corpora

- [Saying something technically true to hide the truth is still a kind of trick.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/436-covering-for-a-friend/33/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «technically» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/technically/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.