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UK
/pətˈɛnʃəlˌi/
]
[ US /pəˈtɛnʃəɫi/ ]
[ US /pəˈtɛnʃəɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
with a possibility of becoming actual
he is potentially dangerous
potentially useful
How To Use potentially In A Sentence
- Our bodies depend on unabsorbed calcium to neutralize potentially harmful byproducts of digestion that can promote colon cancer and kidney stones.
- Splenic abscess is a rare and potentially life - threatening disease.
- In the 21st century, once something has been published the harm is already done and the only redress is potentially ruinous resort to the libel courts. Times, Sunday Times
- If a letter is potentially libelous, slanderous or appears to have been written with malice or harmful intent, it will be edited or rejected.
- They propose genetic screening for newborns to potentially benefit both the child and the rest of the family.
- George was diagnosed with the potentially deadly condition days after his second birthday.
- Our verbal message will ring hollow if an aspect of the medium potentially says something different. Christianity Today
- The gear, potentially the future of combat wear, enables soldiers and commandos to charge their kit on the move. Times, Sunday Times
- These analyses depend on a number of potentially confounding factors such as nonstomatal transpiration and temperature.
- Given that the blogger in question goes by the nickname Polycarp, it will be obvious how many potentially striking church history-related headlines I had to pass up... The Church Of Jesus Christ Has Begun Considering The Only True God