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Virtually vs Expressly - What's the difference?

virtually | expressly |

As adverbs the difference between virtually and expressly

is that virtually is almost but not quite while expressly is in an expressive or explicit manner.

virtually

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Almost but not quite.
  • *
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-06, volume=408, issue=8843, page=68, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The rise of smart beta , passage=Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.}}
  • Without exaggeration.
  • In essence, but not in fact.
  • (algebra) Of a substructure of finite index.
  • (topology) Of a covering space of finite index.

    • expressly

    English

    Adverb

    (head)
  • In an expressive or explicit manner.
    • We were expressly permitted to use the building.