VIRTUALLY vs LITERALLY: ADVERB
- In essence or effect but not in fact
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'
- In fact or to all purposes; practically.
- Almost but not quite; nearly.
- In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.
- Almost but not quite.
- Without exaggeration; literally
- In essence, but not in fact
- Of a substructure of finite index.
- Of a covering space of finite index.
- (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
- (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
- In a literal sense
- In a literal manner; word for word.
- In a literal or strict sense.
- Really; actually.
- Used as an intensive before a figurative expression.
- According to the primary and natural import of words; not figuratively.
- With close adherence to words; word by word.
- Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor
- Used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)
- Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.
VIRTUALLY vs LITERALLY: OTHER WORD TYPES
- In a virtual manner; in principle, or in effect, if not in actuality.
- All but
- In a literal manner or sense; according to the strict import of the word or words; exactly: as, the city was literally destroyed; the narrative is literally true.
VIRTUALLY vs LITERALLY: RELATED WORDS
- Hardly, Largely, Basically, Essentially, All but, Practically, Well nigh, Just about, About, Near, Most, Nigh, Literally, Nearly, Almost
- Verbatim, Indeed, Real, Precisely, Exactly, Utterly, Absolutely, Truly, Almost, Really, Actually, Simply, Basically, Practically, Virtually
VIRTUALLY vs LITERALLY: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Barely, Scarcely, Hardly, Largely, Basically, Essentially, Practically, All but, Just about, Near, Most, Nigh, Literally, Nearly, Almost
- Verbatim, Indeed, Real, Precisely, Exactly, Utterly, Absolutely, Truly, Almost, Really, Actually, Simply, Basically, Practically, Virtually
VIRTUALLY vs LITERALLY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Labour Party supporters were virtually unknown in Swinbrook.
- This meeting is being held virtually via Webex.
- Virtually impossible, but one of their competitors tried.
- Separate juvenile facilities countrywide are still virtually absent.
- Kanban boards can be built physically or virtually.
- Plus, virtually all dental savings plans on dentalplans.
- Blind Veterans told me virtually the same thing.
- Votes by the shareholders would virtually no effect.
- Since virtually anything could be the subject of a controversy, then virtually anything could be a pension claim.
- And virtually every company across virtually every industry employs sales representatives.
- They do literally nothing to earn that money.
- Now you can literally download an extra TV.
- They are not literally reducing your energy expenditure.
- Literally a direct generational peer of Tom Brady.
- You literally hold this audience on your hands.
- Has Israel been preserved as a nation literally?
- We literally could not do this without you.
- You are literally watching paint dry right now.
- Literally everybody has political opinions, you fucking dipshit.
- You literally decide whether to get married, and then you literally decide your wedding date.
VIRTUALLY vs LITERALLY: QUESTIONS
- Do professional programmers produce virtually bug-free code?
- Will the icann75 fellowship program be held virtually?
- Is the fire on Kangaroo Island'virtually unstoppable'?
- Will the 2022 sectional meetings be held virtually?
- How big is the Remington virtually indestructible Clipper?
- Is Jeff Kaplan available to conduct cases virtually?
- Does Hart High School show choir perform virtually?
- Will mearie training programs be provided virtually?
- Why host the Rotary International Convention virtually?
- What is a virtually indexed virtually tagged data cache?
- Are people literally clutching their pearls in shock?
- Can theistic evolution take the creation narrative literally?
- What does the word pontifex maximus literally mean?
- Do you interpret the Bible literally or figuratively?
- Should we take the Bible literally or figuratively?
- Can a pregnancy dream be interpreted more literally?
- Should revelation be interpreted literally or figuratively?
- Should we take Revelation literally or symbolically?
- Is the verifiability principle literally meaningful?
- Is the word'many'literally or literally translated?