virtually
UK /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəli/ · US /ˈvɚ.t͡ʃə.wə.li/ adverb
- adverb Almost but not quite. “With our Medicare supplemental insurance plan, there are virtually no claim forms to fill out. (Advertisement)”
- adverb In essence or functionally, but not in fact, formally, or technically. “virtually a member of the family”
- adverb (algebra) Of a subgroup of finite index.
- adverb (topology) Of a covering space of finite degree.
- adverb By computer or in cyberspace.
Synonyms
as good as more or less nearly practically effectively cyberly digitally about almost most near nigh well-nigh
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English vertually; equivalent to virtual + -ly.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “virtually”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details