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partly

[pahrt-lee] / ˈpɑrt li /
ADVERB
not completely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
at least partially slightly somewhat
WEAK
at best at most at worst bit by bit by degrees carelessly halfway in a general way in bits and pieces in part in some measure in some ways inadequately incompletely insufficiently little by little measurably not entirely not fully not strictly speaking not wholly notably noticeably piece by piece piecemeal relatively so far as possible to a certain degree to a certain extent up to a certain point within limits
Antonyms
WEAK
completely totally wholly

Example Sentences

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It also said at the time it was retiring the programme's 27 aircraft, partly due to "significantly increased kerosene prices", but also because of "additional burdens from labor disputes".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Instead, they are at least partly subsidized by local and state taxpayers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Others even suggested the animal may have lived partly in water.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Maine experienced an uptick of new residents during the pandemic, partly because of the rise of remote work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

He likes colors—he calls them “hues”—so he might wear lavender and chartreuse together, partly for fashion, but I swear he dresses funky so we can have new vocabulary words.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper