virtually
Academic Word List, sublist 8.
About 23.97 uses per million words.
Meaning
- 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 Of a subgroup of finite index.
- adverb Of a covering space of finite degree.
- adverb By computer or in cyberspace.
Similar words
nearly almost all but well-nigh just about near nigh about most literally
Often followed by
all no every the impossible any a identical nothing unknown
Word family
virtual
Save “virtually” to learn later