Definitions

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It is a problem partly of Stokes' making.

From BBC

But the number of newcomers dropped sharply following a shift in Canada's immigration policies, made partly to address the housing crunch.

From BBC

Her concern partly came from "having not been a mother at the time, and having not lost a child".

From BBC

Minnesota provides heavily subsidized child care for low-income families, partly funded by the feds.

From The Wall Street Journal

How we got here seems to me partly a media failure.

From The Wall Street Journal