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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“I think queer history is just so fabulous and interesting to me, partly because I’m queer, but also because it’s just so fabulous and interesting,” he laughs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That wariness partly stems from Rigetti’s deployment timeline miss earlier this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Trade appears to have remained resilient despite headwinds from the war in the Middle East, which seem to have been partly offset by rising demand for electronic components related to investment in AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Stokes, whose workload as an all-rounder is considerable, explained that the move down to number seven was partly to ease the burden on his shoulders.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

And partly because population growth burned humanity’s boats.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

partly

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