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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Powerfully; potently; efficaciously.
  2. In a potential manner or state; in an undeveloped or unrealized manner or state; possibly; latently.

Wiktionary

  1. adv. In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
  2. adv. obsolete Powerfully, strongly.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adv. obsolete With power; potently.
  2. adv. In a potential manner; possibly, not positively.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adv. with a possibility of becoming actual

Etymologies

  1. From potential +‎ -ly. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Based on the overall findings from its three-phase research project, the Foundation learned that consumers generally have a positive perception of the food label, but also found that there are several ways the label potentially could be enhanced to help people understand the information provided and use it even more effectively:”

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper

  • “U.S. President Barack Obama pledged assistance for what he called a potentially catastrophic disaster in Japan.”

    Voice of America: World Leaders Offer Sympathy, Assistance to Quake-Ravaged Japan

  • “President Obama pledged U.S. assistance following what he called a potentially "catastrophic" disaster.”

    USA Today: Tremors jolt tsunami-devastated Japan

  • “At an investor conference last month, Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan indicated that each additional percentage point of required capital would remove the support for $220 billion in assets at his bank, which he described as potentially "unintended consequences of the tougher rules.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Bank M&A Goes MIA in 2011

  • “Authorities defused a primitive bomb inside a vacant pizzeria Monday, foiling what they described as a potentially deadly plot that might have stemmed from a landlord-tenant dispute.”

    The Huffington Post: Jersey City Bomb Plot: Bomb Found In PIzzeria In 3-Story Building

  • “JERSEY CITY, N.J. mdash; Authorities defused a primitive bomb inside a vacant pizzeria Monday, foiling what they described as a potentially deadly plot that might ...”

    The Huffington Post: Jersey City Bomb Plot: Bomb Found In PIzzeria In 3-Story Building

  • “BROWN: President Obama made clear this afternoon the system failed in what he called a potentially disastrous way, leading up to the attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day.”

    CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2010

  • “Germany's capital is on high alert this morning since midnight police have been searching various apartments for what they call potentially violent Islamic extremists.”

    CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2009

  • “Think about it, the current congress is a complete White House thrall-dom in every way, but their term potentially runs out in January 2007.”

    The Chimes at Midnight

  • “The University of Pretoria last week came out in support of what it called potentially pioneering research, but said the scientists 'deviation from established research practices at the university would be investigated.”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

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