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adverb ful·ly \ˈfu̇(l)-lē\

Definition of fully

  1. 1 :  in a full manner or degree :  completely

  2. 2 :  at least fully nine tenths of us

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Examples of fully in a Sentence

  1. He fully recovered from the operation.

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fully Synonyms

Synonyms
all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide, all the way, at length, down the line, down to the ground, for fair, in whole, to bits, to pieces, to the hilt, to the max
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half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly
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absolutely, categorically, cold, downright, hands down, plain, stone, stone-cold, unqualifiedly; basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, more or less, mostly, overall, predominantly, predominately, primarily, principally, substantially; abundantly, copiously, generously, greatly
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barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially; approximately, roughly, somewhat

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Definition of fully for English Language Learners

  • : in every way or detail : completely or entirely

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adverb ful·ly \ˈfu̇-lē\

Definition of fully for Students

  1. 1 :  completely He fully recovered.

  2. 2 :  at least Fully half failed.

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