1 : with regard to or in accordance with a strict or literal interpretation of something (such as a rule, a term, or an official description or designation) What they're doing is technically illegal. Technically, a tomato is a fruit.
Is technically the same as literally?
As adverbs the difference between technically and literally
is that technically is based on precise facts while literally is (speech act) word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.
How do you use technically in a sentence?
Technically Sentence Examples
- Technically that's true, but maybe she has an angle.
- Technically, what you saw was an image of the Bryce brothers.
- Well, technically I have to eat, just not food.
- "Technically I think I'm running from me," she admitted.
- "Technically, a secret isn't a lie," she blurted out, backpedaling.
