hypothetically

English

Etymology

From hypothetical +‎ -ly.

Adverb

hypothetically (comparative more hypothetically, superlative most hypothetically)

In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis.
He offered the proposition hypothetically.
Used to introduce a proposition to discussion without commitment to its truth
Hypothetically, what would you say if I proposed marriage to you?

Translations

in a hypothetical way

Catalan: hipotèticament (ca)
Czech: hypoteticky
Dutch: hypothetisch (nl)
French: hypothétiquement (fr)
Italian: ipoteticamente (it)
Polish: hipotetycznie (pl)
Portuguese: hipoteticamente (pt)
Russian: гипотети́чески (ru) (gipotetíčeski)
Spanish: hipotéticamente

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