Adverb
In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTo permit surveillance to take root on the Internet would mean subjecting virtually all forms of human interaction, planning, and even thought itself to comprehensive state examination. Glenn Greenwald
Our history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us. James Nasmyth
The desktop computer industry is dead. Innovation has virtually ceased. Microsoft dominates with very little innovation. That's over. Apple lost. The desktop market has entered the dark ages, and it's going to be in the dark ages for the next 10 years, or certainly for the rest of this decade. Steve Jobs
The telling of a story, like virtually everything in this life, was always made all the easier by a cup of tea. Alexander McCall Smith
American experience seems to suggest that people are virtually unlimited in their need to give themselves away, on various levels. Some just prefer to do it in secret. David Foster Wallace
When it came to formal classes, I was a slacker. But I've always been a diligent autodidact and can teach myself virtually any subject if I have a serious interest in it. Dean Koontz