adv
Meaning 1
In a realistic manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
realistically
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Pronunciation
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adv
Meaning 2
According to what is real or possible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: sentence adverb
Examples
- Realistically what did you think would happen?
- Try all you want but realistically you've got no hope.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a realistic manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the figure was realistically painted
- let's look at the situation realistically
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unrealistically
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? 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 *-íďďō 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.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: реалисти́чно (realistíčno) — in a realistic manner
- Finnish: realistisesti — in a realistic manner
- Finnish: todenmukaisesti — in a realistic manner
- Finnish: todentuntuisesti — in a realistic manner
- French: réalistement — in a realistic manner
- Italian: realisticamente — in a realistic manner
- Polish: realistycznie — in a realistic manner
- Portuguese: realisticamente — in a realistic manner
- Russian: реалисти́чно (realistíčno) — in a realistic manner