All 3 Uses of
virtual
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- The "No, I won't" of Bathsheba meant virtually, "I think I must."†
Chpt 19-21 *
- The other circumstance was the arrival of his clothes, when it became necessary for her to examine and identify them—though this had virtually been done long before by those who inspected the letters in his pockets.†
Chpt 46-48
- However, one excellent result of her general apathy was the long-delayed installation of Oak as bailiff; but he having virtually exercised that function for a long time already, the change, beyond the substantial increase of wages it brought, was little more than a nominal one addressed to the outside world.†
Chpt 49-51
Definition:
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(virtual as in: virtual organization) to almost be something; or to effectively be something without entirely being it in a traditional sense