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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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Mills released a statement acknowledging his dismissal and saying he fully co-operated with the police investigation.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

It is a thorny legal question that hasn’t been fully ironed out in the courts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

‘The island is being asked to become something much bigger, before the old magic has fully come back.’

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Maritime data firm Lloyd’s List Intelligence External link warned shippers Thursday that it could be months before the strait is fully reopened.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

I wanted my girls to participate fully in our great nation.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson