partially

par·tial·ly

adv \ˈpär-sh(ə-)lē\

Definition of PARTIALLY

1

archaic : in a biased manner : with partiality

2

: to some extent : in some degree

Examples of PARTIALLY

1. I guess I'm partially responsible for what happened.
2. He only partially explained his reason for leaving.
3. The building was partially destroyed in the fire.

First Known Use of PARTIALLY

15th century

Related to PARTIALLY

Synonyms: half, halfway, incompletely, part, partly, partway

Antonyms: all, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, quite, totally, utterly, wholly

Related Words: fragmentarily; enough, fairly, kindly [chiefly Southern], kind of, like, moderately, more or less, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, something, somewhat, sort of

Near Antonyms: absolutely, dead, downright, plain; especially, exceedingly (also exceeding), exceptionally, extremely, greatly, highly, hugely, particularly, very

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