Synonyms for virtually
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : vur-choo-uh-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɜr tʃu ə li |
Top 10 synonyms for virtually
Définition of virtually
Origin :- early 15c., "as far as essential qualities or facts are concerned;" from virtual + -ly (2). Sense of "in effect, as good as" is recorded from c.1600.
- adv for all practical purposes
- “The man is virtually a cripple,” he added with unmistakable feeling.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- This was virtually the first electro-magnetic acoustic telegraph.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- This was the rival whose place I had virtually, though not officially, usurped.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- But they were conscious that the marriage was virtually an accomplished fact.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Then Claude, stupefied by that triumph, virtually forgot everything else.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- He was virtually quoting from the Colonial Officer's Manual.
- Extract from : « The Most Sentimental Man » by Evelyn E. Smith
- His position is virtually an anomaly and he himself, a mere figure-head.
- Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
- Humanity, like virtually all other organic life on Earth, was dying.
- Extract from : « It's All Yours » by Sam Merwin
- In return he learned that the Frenchmen were virtually prisoners.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- I would have virtually ceased to exist for both these young people.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
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