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Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English realist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English realistic ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English realistically From realistic + -ally.
Meanings
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In a realistic manner.
The dream of a junkless, truly functional workspace is one fantasy you can realistically fulfill. It's downright exciting just to think about it!
2005, Don Aslett, The office clutter cure: get organized, get results:
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(qualifier:sentence adverb) According to what is real or possible.
Try all you want but realistically you've got no hope.
Realistically what did you think would happen?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more realistically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most realistically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
fr réalistement (in a realistic manner) · pl realistycznie (in a realistic manner) · ru реалисти́чно (in a realistic manner) · pt realisticamente (in a realistic manner) · fi todentuntuisesti (in a realistic manner) · bg реалисти́чно (in a realistic manner) · it realisticamente (in a realistic manner) · fi realistisesti (in a realistic manner) · fi todenmukaisesti (in a realistic manner)