-chəlē, -li adverb
Etymology: Middle English potencially, from potencial potential + -ly
1. : in a potential or possible state or condition : with a possibility or capacity for becoming actual
consider the contribution made by science both actually and still more potentially to agriculture — John Dewey
potentially as revolutionary … as the discovery of the atomic bomb — Vera M. Dean
potentially capable
introducing potentially dangerous innovations
potentially most productive
potentially useful
2. archaic : in a powerful or authoritative manner