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virtually

/ˈvɚ.t͡ʃə.wə.li/ US
/ˈvɝt͡ʃuəli/ US
/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəli/ UK
/ˈvɜːt͡ʃəli/ UK
/ˈvɝt͡ʃuəli/ Canada
/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʉəli/ Australia
/ˈvɵːt͡ʃʉəli/ New Zealand
/ˈvɵːt͡ʃəli/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Middle English vertually; equivalent to virtual + -ly.

adverb more virtually · most virtually

Almost but not quite. With our Medicare supplemental insurance plan, there are virtually no claim forms to fill out. (Advertisement)
Similar: as good as, more or less, nearly, practically · Opposite: actually
In essence or functionally, but not in fact, formally, or technically. virtually a member of the family
Similar: effectively, practically
Of a subgroup of finite index. In this case W has a diagram with 2 vertices and one edge labelled ∞, and is therefore the infinite dihedral group. Thus W is virtually ℤ.
Of a covering space of finite degree. Another class of small manifolds consists of those that are not virtually Haken (a manifold is virtually Haken if it is finitely covered by a Haken manifold).
By computer or in cyberspace.
Similar: cyberly, digitally

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nearly, almost, all but, well-nigh, just about, near, nigh, about, most, literally, approximately, around, mostly, mainly, generally, broadly

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adv almost

Español	prácticamente
Português	praticamente
Français	quasiment, pratiquement, pour ainsi dire
Deutsch	nahezu, praktisch
Italiano	praticamente
Română	practic
Русский	практически praktičeski
Tiếng Việt	hầu như, gần như

adv literally — see also literally

Tiếng Việt	thực ra, thực sự

adv in essence, but not in fact

Português	virtualmente
Français	virtuellement
Română	în mod virtual
Tiếng Việt	đại khái

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@misc{virtually_2026,
  title = {virtually},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virtually},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}