Link Centre Dictionary

virtually

vir·tually

UK/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəli/ US/ˈvɚ.t͡ʃə.wə.li/ fairly common

adverb

1.

(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

  • “our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf war”
Synonyms
2.

in essence or effect but not in fact

  • “the strike virtually paralyzed the city”
  • “I”
3.

Origin

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

Related words

Pertaining to

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.