1. virtual, practical -- (being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin")
2. virtual -- (existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality")
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Irradiance, virtual or immediate touc. - from Paradise Lost by John Milton
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Fomented by his virtual power and warm. - from Paradise Lost by John Milton
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The French, moreover, were virtual victors. - from Dubliners by James Joyce