ideally

[ ahy-dee-uh-lee ]

/ aɪˈdi ə li /

in accordance with an ideal; perfectly.

in theory or principle.

in idea, thought, or imagination.

Origin of ideally

First recorded in 1590–1600; ideal + -ly

Ideally, Kerry would like to see the UN issue deferred until after the March Israeli elections.

Why We Should Delay The Israel-Palestinian Peace Process |Aaron David Miller |December 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Ideally, when beginning a new war like Obama is doing now, the president would ask Congress to declare it.

Obama's New War on ISIS May Be Illegal |Eli Lake |September 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Plan as little possible – ideally just a beginning and an end, plus some advance reading.

Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder |Clive Irving |August 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is during this time that many discover the underlying reasons for their addiction, and, ideally, work through them.

Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction |Abby Haglage |May 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Ideally, the first wave of vehicles would have created a wall of smoke to hide the waves landing behind them.

Smoke Rings, Mystery Backpacks and Gun-Toting Robots: The Weird Wartech of the Korean Conflict |Kyle Mizokami |April 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On the one hand, in so far as payments balance, it serves only ideally as a measure of value.

A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy |Karl Marx
As the hero is the ideal man, so the god becomes the ideal hero, and the celestial world, the ideally magnified terrestrial world.

Elements of Folk Psychology |Wilhelm Wundt
Ideally, an officer should be able to do the work of any man serving under him.

The Armed Forces Officer |U. S. Department of Defense
She is ideally, if not actually, the parliament of the believing world.

Is Life Worth Living? |William Hurrell Mallock
He would have liked to live in a world of ideally united couples, himself ideally united to some charming and affectionate girl.

Indiscretions of Archie |P. G. Wodehouse