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virtually

Letters that make virtually

a, l, r, t, i, u, v, y are letters that make 'virtually'

Words within virtually

virtu, IR, ally, all, vi, VI, AL, Al, Ir are words within 'virtually'

virtually is a 9 letter word starting with v
virtually is a 9 letter word ending with y

2 possible definitions for 'virtually'

Virtually as "in essence or effect but not in fact"

Under this definition, virtually is an adjective and has the following properties:

Pertain to virtually

virtual(a) pertains to 'virtually'.

Example of virtually used within this context

"the strike virtually paralyzed the city", "I'm virtually broke"

Virtually as "(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished, all but"

Under this definition, virtually is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

well-nigh, about, near, nigh, almost, most, nearly have the same meaning as 'virtually'

Example of virtually used within this context

"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"