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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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Ford shares also dipped 18% in a single day in late July 2024 after the company missed Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings expectations, partly because warranty expenses were up $800 million compared with the first quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Strong technology exports will only partly offset trade constraints and the fallout from the Middle East conflict,” the ADB said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

China’s factory-gate prices exited deflation for the first time in more than three years, partly the result of higher energy costs caused by the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The prompt was partly a joke, written by a friend because I couldn’t figure out what to write.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

If it had not been so late at night—if we had been less tired and dispirited—we might have argued with Ira, partly for her sake and partly for Selvam’s.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya