tech ‧ ni ‧ cally AC /ˈteknɪkli/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: noun : technicalities, ↑ technicality , ↑ technician , ↑ technique ; adverb : ↑ technically ; adjective : ↑ technical ]
1 . according to the exact details of a rule or law
[sentence adverb]
Technically, the two countries are still at war, as a peace treaty was never signed.
[+ adjective/adverb]
What you have done is technically illegal.
2 . [+ adjective/adverb] concerning the special skills that are needed to play music, do a sport etc:
a technically brilliant pianist
The dance looks simple, but is technically very difficult.
3 . concerning the way machines are used to do work:
Agriculture is becoming more and more technically advanced.
4 . technically possible/difficult/feasible etc possible, difficult etc using the scientific knowledge that is available now:
It could soon be technically possible to produce a human being by cloning.