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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

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Elisha says her beliefs as a whole have been shaken, yet she feels reluctant to leave the faith, partly because it is what provides her with her community and she fears isolation.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Its influence depends partly on whether the brain has previously experienced chronic stress.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, household electricity bills have jumped drastically, partly driven by global supply shocks.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

“Nuisance Bear” is partly narrated by one such affected elder, Mike Tunalaaq Gibbons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The switch between the two forms was partly responsible for the noise that Wilkins had been struggling to minimize.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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