adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:T AE1 K T IH0 K AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
in a tactical manner; in a manner calculated to achieve some end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adv
Meaning 2
using tactics
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
adv
Meaning 3
in terms of tactics
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
adverb
Meaning 4
with regard to tactics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the tactically useful province is still firmly in the rebels' hands
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English tactic English -al English tactical 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 English -ly English tactically From tactical + -ly.