virtually, adv.
freq. cnt. 8
freq. cnt. 8
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 236 freq. cnt.: 175 freq. cnt.: 53 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
about almost most near nearly nigh virtually well-nigh
sample sentences
"the job is (just) about done""the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"
"we're almost finished"
"the car all but ran her down"
"he nearly fainted"
"talked for nigh onto 2 hours"
"the recording is well-nigh perfect"
"virtually all the parties signed the contract"
"I was near exhausted by the run"
"most everyone agrees"
in essence or effect but not in fact
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
virtually
sample sentences
"the strike virtually paralyzed the city""I'm virtually broke"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to