notional
adjective
pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
notionally
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a word derived from
notional.
Example Sentences
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The upgrade includes tarted up air-inlet shrouds on the side and louvered panels in the front wings, notionally to help evacuate air pressure at high speed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
And although he was still notionally the skipper when he announced his retirement, Ramsey had not played for his country since 2024.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Pricing could be a challenge: Zepbound and Wegovy are both expensive enough on their own, and taking an Arrowhead drug on top of those prescriptions would notionally mean a significant add-on to that price.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
He thought that reboots might work, at least notionally, and could even be innovative if the animating idea were persuasive enough.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
To apprehend notionally is to have breadth of mind, but to be shallow; to apprehend really is to be deep, but to be narrow-minded.
From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by John Henry Newman
