PARTLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

partly

adverb

ˈpärt-lē

Definition of partly

as in partially

in some measure or degree you're only partly right

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Recent Examples of partly Sunday looks better for weekend plans, with partly cloudy skies and no precipitation, according to AccuWeather. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026 Fresh precursors can be pumped in through the veins, and one day they might be partly gathered from the environment. — New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026 That’s partly because the MacBook Pro has half as much storage as the Asus and HP laptops, and less memory than the HP system and the Surface Laptop Ultra. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026 The recent drop in gas prices is also partly due to seasonal shifts. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for partly

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Just last month, travel on the railway was partially shuttered because of high tides, which came just weeks after a temporary closure in September due to erosion and slope damage following a strong Pacific storm.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
However, the original system has limitations when objects are partially visible, distant, or captured in blurry or poorly lit images.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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