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logistically

logistically

10 5.8
Relating to planning and practical details for running large events
  • adverb
  • /ləˈdʒɪstɪkli/
: logísticamente
  • I think we all agree that this is an extraordinarily sensitive occasion which presents us with tremendous challenges: logistically, constitutionally, practically, diplomatically, and procedurally.
  • logistically feasible
  • logistically difficult
  • logistically impossible

Of course, that would be hard and logistically difficult.

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Examples

  • Thus, as currently planned, the monitoring program is both logistically feasible and statistically defensible.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Adult day centers provide access to many individuals with diabetes in one location, making targeted interventions more logistically possible and financially responsible.

    Academic text (2007)
  • But, you know, have you looked into what it would take logistically to start up some sort of business of your own?

  • Of course, that would be hard and logistically difficult.

  • All right, so we got to figure out logistically how we're going to eat this.

  • OK, so logistically this might be a little challenging, but I think it will work.

  • Also, there are many regions, such as the ocean, where it is logistically difficult to base surface instruments.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The design of consultants' program assignments made sense logistically and met the aims of the project.

    Academic text (2013)
  • However, the character of this environment makes data collection and fisheries observation expensive and logistically challenging.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The event was logistically challenging due to the need to coordinate multiple venues and schedules.

How Practical

logistically
10 5.8
theoretically
112 6.0

Surface Forms

logistically positive

Morphology

logistically = logistical (transparent) = logistics + al + ly

Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'logistical' by adding '-ly', which preserves the meaning relating to planning and organization.

Etymology

Logistically comes from logistics, a word for planning the supply and movement of things, often used in the military, so you can think of it as the kind of logic you use to organise tasks. So, logistically means 'about the practical planning and details' needed to make something happen.