adverb
hypothetically
adverb
1
In a way based on supposition rather than fact; as a "what if."
"Hypothetically speaking, what would you do if you won the lottery?"
How to Use Hypothetically
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to raise an imagined situation without committing to it being true.
Common pairings
hypothetically speaking
Word Forms
more hypothetically comparative, most hypothetically superlative
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_____ speaking, what would you do if you won the lottery?
Etymology
From hypothetical + -ly.