realistically

realistically
rea|lis|tic|ally [rıəˈlıstıkli] adv
1.) if you think about something realistically, you think about it in a practical way and according to what is actually possible
▪ You can't realistically expect to win the whole competition.
[sentence adverb]
▪ Realistically, we're not going to get this finished this week.
2.) if you describe or show something realistically, you describe or show it as it is in real life
▪ realistically painted toy soldiers
▪ The novel realistically depicts immigrant life at the beginning of the last century

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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