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- DictionaryI·de·al·ly/īˈdē(ə)lē/
adverb
- 1. preferably; in an ideal world: "ideally, you should exercise for 30 minutes every day"
- 2. in the best possible way; perfectly: "her experience makes her ideally suited to the job"
The meaning of IDEALLY is conformably to or in respect to an ideal : perfectly. How to use ideally in a sentence.
uk / aɪˈdɪə.li / us / aɪˈdiː.ə.li / Add to word list. B2. used when describing the perfect situation: Ideally, I'd like to work at home but it's just not practical. ideally suited She's ideally (= perfectly) suited to the job. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Perfect and faultless. Arcadian. bat a thousand idiom. blamelessly.
Ideally definition: in accordance with an ideal; perfectly. . See examples of IDEALLY used in a sentence.
used when describing the perfect situation: Ideally, I'd like to work at home but it's just not practical. ideally suited She's ideally (= perfectly) suited to the job. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Perfect and faultless. Arcadian. bat a thousand idiom. blamelessly. idyllically. immaculacy. immaculately. non-utopian. on point idiom.
If you say that ideally a particular thing should happen or be done, you mean that this is what you would like to happen or be done, but you know that this may not be possible or practical. People should, ideally, eat much less fat.
Use the adverb ideally to mean "perfectly" or "preferably." Ideally, you would always be ideally positioned to get a clear view of the parade going by — and not stuck behind a tall man in a top hat.
Define ideally. ideally synonyms, ideally pronunciation, ideally translation, English dictionary definition of ideally. adv. 1. In conformity with an ideal; perfectly. 2. In theory or imagination; theoretically. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...
