potentially
Use Potentially in a sentence
ʃə adverb
possibly but not yet actually: potentially useful information.
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potential (pəˈtɛnʃəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | a. possible but not yet actual |
| b. (prenominal) capable of being or becoming but not yet in existence; latent | |
| 2. | grammar (of a verb or form of a verb) expressing possibility, as English may and might |
| 3. | an archaic word for potent |
| —n | |
| 4. | latent but unrealized ability or capacity: Jones has great potential as a sales manager |
| 5. | grammar a potential verb or verb form |
| 6. | short for electric potential |
| [C14: from Old French potencial, from Late Latin potentiālis, from Latin potentia power] | |
| po'tentially | |
| —adv | |
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Potentially
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
Moreover, each vent they tested had a signature sound, potentially providing deep-sea creatures with a sonic road map in the dark.
Seemingly subtle quakes can potentially set in motion events leading to a tsunami.
Scientists say the underwater hotspots may potentially host unique forms of life previously unknown to science.
Sometimes, it unleashes a potentially lethal overreaction to the invading microbe.
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