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Webster 1913 Edition


Potentially

Po-ten′tial-ly

,
adv.
1.
With power; potently.
[Obs.]
2.
In a potential manner; possibly, not positively.
The duration of human souls is only
potentially
infinite.
Bentley.

Webster 1828 Edition


Potentially

POTEN'TIALLY

,
adv.
In possibility; not in act; not positively.
This duration of human souls is only potentially infinite.
1.
In efficacy, not in actuality; as potentially cold.