ˈvərch(ə)wəlē, ˈvə̄ch-, ˈvəich-, -chəl-, -li adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from virtual + -ly
1. obsolete : in essence : not merely formally
2. : almost entirely : for all practical purposes
unnoticed and virtually unknown — Philip Brady
was virtually penniless — C.C.Cregan