 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
virtually
adverb
1: (intensifier before a figurative expression) without
exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV
during the Gulf war" [syn: {literally}]
2: in essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike virtually
paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke"
3: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; 'near' is sometimes used informally for
'nearly' and 'most' is sometimes used informally for
'almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was
almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost
finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly
fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording
is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed
the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most
everyone agrees" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most},
{all but}, {nearly}, {near}, {nigh}, {well-nigh}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Virtually \Vir"tu*al*ly\, adverb
In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not
actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "virtually":
absolutely, actually, all in all, almost, almost entirely,
approximately, as good as, basically, by and large, chiefly,
effectively, effectually, essentially, fundamentally, in effect,
in essence, in substance, in the main, latently, mainly, morally,
more or less, mostly, nearly, on balance, on the whole,
potentially, practically, substantially, underlyingly
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