Quite
Quite adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Virtually
Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: fell in love with a man who was virtually penniless
Both words in one sentence
- Given that the audience saw virtually nothing over the series to back her up, it made her look like quite a bitch.
Source: You Know What You Did - Every second is absolutely believable, and the characterization is spot-on (well, Blaine's quite a bit off, but this was before we knew virtually anything, and it's amusing as hell, anyway).
Source: Fanfic Recs / Glee -
It didn't quite work out this way, and Galactic Cybersystems disappeared virtually overnight due to over-consolidation (all R&D and production was done on a single planet known only to a few).
Source: Mega Corp.
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