What does tactically mean?
Definitions for tactically
tac·ti·cal·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
tacticallyadverb
with regard to tactics
"the tactically useful province is still firmly in the rebels' hands"
Wiktionary
tacticallyadverb
in a tactical manner; in a manner calculated to achieve some end.
tacticallyadverb
using tactics
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tactically
Tactically refers to the actions, strategies, or maneuvers performed with careful consideration, planning, or skill to achieve a specific objective or goal. The term often relates to situations in fields such as business, politics, sports, or military operations where strategy and careful planning are essential. It's characterized by the efficient use of resources and a deep understanding of situational contexts.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tactically in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tactically in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of tactically in a Sentence
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
Negotiations with British governments are always taxing, interesting and tactically clever and even while competing with our negotiating strategies we try to work on an equal terms - it's always exciting, i mean even during Britain’s years as a member of the European Union the negotiations with Great Britain were never trivial.
There was real sense of dynamism and force in this thing by that point, i think it was tactically and diplomatically quite important for the negotiations.
When you think about it, making entry -- announced or unannounced -- is very high risk, you're going through a' fatal funnel,' where the bad guy could fire rounds blindly at a doorway and have a chance of hitting us. If we don't have to go through, we don't want to. Who benefits from making an entry ? The answer is the bad guy. So we'd say, that's a tactically unsound decision.
In this age, I don’t care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are, if you cannot create harmony — even vicious harmony — on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete. We have got to have officers who can create harmony across all those lines.”
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