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partly
adverb as in not completely
Weak matches
- 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
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Example Sentences
DuVernay has partly succeeded in presenting a more human King, warts and all.
That is partly because it can be said that this is the book that saved Christmas.
On Sunday morning, the meeting continued in his house, partly a debating forum, partly a steering committee.
Whitaker also had Obama partly to thank for his job with the DPH.
Granted, partly this is a problem of sources the author identifies in the introduction.
Sometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.
The churchyard was partly surrounded by houses, and in 1781 "iron pallisadoes" were affixed to the wall.
A few years back it was partly turned into a depot for American meat, but is now simply used for warehouses.
This intimacy arose partly from association while fishing for Cod, which abound in these waters, and partly from trading in furs.
A great shout—partly, no doubt, of disappointment—was given when the lions escaped.
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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to partly, such as: at least, partially, slightly, somewhat, at best, and at most.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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