virtually

3 definitions found

virtually - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Virtually \Vir"tu*al*ly\, adv.
     In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not
     actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.
     [1913 Webster]

virtually - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  virtually
      adv 1: in essence or effect but not in fact; "the strike
             virtually paralyzed the city"; "I'm virtually broke"
      2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
         accomplished; all but; "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, almost, most, nearly, near,
         nigh, virtually, well-nigh]

virtually - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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