ideally
(adverb) in an ideal manner; “ideally, this will remove all problems”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ideally (comparative more ideally, superlative most ideally)
In an ideal way; perfectly. [from 18th c.]
Given ideal circumstances; preferably. [from 19th c.]
• nonideally
Source: Wiktionary
I*de"al*ly, adv.
Definition: In an ideal manner; by means of ideals; mentally.
I*de"al, a. Etym: [L. idealis: cf. F. idéal.]
1. Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.
2. Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty. Byron. There will always be a wide interval between practical and ideal excellence. Rambler.
3. Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal. "Planning ideal common wealth." Southey.
4. Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or philosophy.
5. (Math.)
Definition: Imaginary.
Syn.
– Intellectual; mental; visionary; fanciful; imaginary; unreal; impracticable; utopian.
I*de"al, n.
Definition: A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc. The ideal is to be attained by selecting and assembling in one whole the beauties and perfections which are usually seen in different individuals, excluding everything defective or unseemly, so as to form a type or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo Belvedere is the ideal of the beauty and proportion of the human frame. Fleming. Beau ideal. See Beau ideal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
