hypothetically

adverbattested in dialogue

In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis.

adverb

1
In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis.
He offered the proposition hypothetically.
Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani claimed Sunday that the President hypothetically could have shot the former FBI director to end the Russia investigation and not face prosecution for it while in office.
2
Used to introduce a proposition to discussion without commitment to its truth.
Hypothetically, what would you say if I proposed marriage to you?
Hypothetically, Srinivasan suggests network states for people who eat specific diets (kosher, keto), for people who don’t like FDA regulation, for people who don’t like cancel culture, for people who want to live like Benedictine monks, for people who might want to limit internet use by putting public buildings in Faraday cages.

Etymology

Etymology tree English hypothetical Middle English -ly English -ly English hypothetically From hypothetical + -ly.

Forms

comparative: more hypothetically
superlative: most hypothetically

hypocritical · Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.hypothesis · A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon…hypothetical · Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.

hypothetically · In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis.

hysteria · Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in…hysterical · Of, or arising from hysteria.Hyun · A surname.

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