Both Uses of
virtual
in
The Hunger Games
- It's a little scary because his appearance has been virtually unchanged during all that time.†
p. 124.7 *virtually = to almost be so, but not so strictly speaking
- The pickings are so small and I'm so angry with Peeta for distracting me that I sprint in twenty yards to retrieve a bright orange backpack that could hold anything because I can't stand leaving with virtually nothing.†
p. 150.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(virtual as in: virtual organization) to almost be something; or to effectively be something without entirely being it in a traditional sense
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(2)
(virtual as in: computer's virtual world) something simulated by a computer