counterfactual
noun
a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”
counterfactually
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a word derived from
counterfactual.
Example Sentences
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It certainly connects the major players, bringing them together counterfactually, at the end of Act I, to discuss their common interest over champagne at the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
What does it mean to live your life counterfactually?
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
Let’s pretend, counterfactually, that the NEA no longer funds the sort of rubbish that once immersed it in the culture wars, e.g.,
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2017
Arsenal’s best chance of becoming European champions – and, counterfactually, extinguishing Jose Mourinho’s emergence at source – had evaporated.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2015
Farmers, unlike industrialists - insisted the Minister counterfactually - cannot simply relocate and agrarian pursuits are a pillar of the nation's culture and its attachment to the land.
From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel
