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fully

[fool-ee, fool-lee] / ˈfʊl i, ˈfʊl li /
ADVERB
completely, in all respects
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolutely entirely perfectly positively quite thoroughly totally wholly
WEAK
all out all the way altogether every inch from A to Z from soup to nuts intimately outright royal through and through utterly with heart and soul without exaggeration
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incompletely partially
WEAK
inadequately insufficiently partly
ADVERB
sufficiently, adequately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amply comprehensively satisfactorily well
WEAK
abundantly enough plentifully
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insufficiently
WEAK
inadequately incompletely partially partly

Example Sentences

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The jump in oil prices comes as world leaders struggle to find a pathway to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

"There is still a season to finish and we are fully focused on pushing for the league title," Tavernier said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

While factors like age, diet, and lifestyle are known to influence risk, the exact triggers behind the disease are still not fully understood.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

There’s not a line or a silence of Anatoly’s that doesn’t feel fully inhabited.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

I fully expect Autumn to take my poor performance as an opportunity to rack up her wins … but she doesn’t.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer