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ideally

[ ahy-dee-uh-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

Origin of ideally¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; ideal + -ly

Ideally, Kerry would like to see the UN issue deferred until after the March Israeli elections.

Ideally, when beginning a new war like Obama is doing now, the president would ask Congress to declare it.

Plan as little possible – ideally just a beginning and an end, plus some advance reading.

It is during this time that many discover the underlying reasons for their addiction, and, ideally, work through them.

Ideally, the first wave of vehicles would have created a wall of smoke to hide the waves landing behind them.

Gradual development on the basis of the beliefs outlined of an ideally pure and immaculate Model Woman.

There is something else which, like Susanna Crum's name, is absolutely and ideally right!

The life within is the ideally tranquil existence of an English country gentleman.

But in any case there is no recipe by means of which one can attain to what is called the ideally beautiful.

He loved her dearly, though perhaps rather ideally and fancifully than with the impassioned thoroughness of her feeling for him.

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