partly

adverb

part·​ly ˈpärt-lē 

: in some measure or degree : partially

Synonyms of partly

• partially
• halfway

Examples of partly in a Sentence

The project failed partly because of a lack of funds.

What you say is only partly true.

Recent Examples on the Web

Its exports of such equipment have soared, partly due to a glut in supply back home. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

This is partly out of necessity, as nonprofits, more than any other sector, need to be constantly responsive to the shifting winds of community need and donor focus. — Max Simkoff, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Despite internal alarms from companies like Anthropic, a strong federal regulatory framework is absent, partly due to Silicon Valley's libertarian culture and financial incentives. — Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Among other things, PageRank treated links as signals of authority, which made relevance partly a question of how the web itself pointed to a page. — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for partly

• smartly
• tartly

Kids Definition

partly

adverb

part·​ly ˈpärt-lē 

: in some measure or degree : not completely

a statement that is only partly true