QUASI
quasi
(adjective) having some resemblance; “a quasi success”; “a quasi contract”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
quasi (not comparable)
resembling or having a likeness to something
Source: Wiktionary
Qua"si. Etym: [L.]
Definition: As if; as though; as it were; in a manner sense or degree;
having some resemblance to; qualified; -- used as an adjective, or a
prefix with a noun or an adjective; as, a quasi contract, an implied
contract, an obligation which has arisen from some act, as if from a
contract; a quasi corporation, a body that has some, but not all, of
the peculiar attributes of a corporation; a quasi argument, that
which resembles, or is used as, an argument; quasi historical,
apparently historical, seeming to be historical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition