"hypothetically" meaning in English

See hypothetically in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more hypothetically [comparative], most hypothetically [superlative]
Etymology: From hypothetical + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hypothetical|ly}} hypothetical + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} hypothetically (comparative more hypothetically, superlative most hypothetically)
  1. In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis. Translations (in a hypothetical way): hipotèticament (Catalan), hypoteticky (Czech), hypothetisch (Dutch), hypothétiquement (French), ipoteticamente (Italian), hipotetycznie (Polish), hipoteticamente (Portuguese), гипотети́чески (gipotetíčeski) (Russian), hipotéticamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hypothetically-en-adv-1NZxjV2C Disambiguation of 'in a hypothetical way': 98 2
  2. Used to introduce a proposition to discussion without commitment to its truth
    Sense id: en-hypothetically-en-adv-LsP-jJu6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hedges, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 89 Disambiguation of English hedges: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 4 96

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      "sense": "in a hypothetical way",
      "word": "hipotèticament"
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      "sense": "in a hypothetical way",
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      "sense": "in a hypothetical way",
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      "sense": "in a hypothetical way",
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      "sense": "in a hypothetical way",
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