virtually

adverb vir·tu·al·ly \ˈvər-chə-wə-lē, -chə-lē; ˈvərch-wə-lē\

: very nearly : almost entirely

Full Definition of VIRTUALLY

: almost entirely : nearly

: for all practical purposes <virtually unknown>

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15th century

Synonyms: about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, somewhere, almost, well-nigh

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