partly
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partly
- /ˈpɑɹtli/ US
- /ˈpɑːtli/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tli
adverb
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In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
They had partly finished the house, so they could move in before winter.
Similar: feckly, in part, imperfectly, incompletely, partly, partially, partwise, somedeal, somewhat, to an extent, to some extent, unfully · Opposite: absolutely, all-out, tout à fait, all the way, stone-cold, blind, altogether, stark, cold, at large, at length, cap-a-pie
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: partially, part, somewhat, partial, slightly, largely, especially, particularly, sometimes, even, incompletely, also, some, notably, too, firstly
Translations
Talk about this word "partly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/partly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. partly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/partly "partly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/partly.Cite this
@misc{partly_2026,
title = {partly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/partly},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
