partly

Main Entry:
partly [pahrt-lee]
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: not completely
Synonyms: at best, at least, 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, partially, piece by piece, piecemeal, relatively, slightly, so far as possible, somewhat, to a certain degree, to a certain extent, up to a certain point, within limits
Notes: partially means 'incompletely'; partly means 'in part'
Antonyms: completely, totally, wholly
Main Entry: halfway
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: not complete; in the middle
Synonyms: comparatively, compromising, conciliatory, half the distance, imperfectly, in part, incompletely, insufficiently, medially, middling, midway, moderately, nearly, partially, partly, pretty*, rather, restrictedly, to a degree, to some extent, to the middle, unsatisfactorily
Antonyms: completely, totally, wholly
Main Entry: partially
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: incompletely
Synonyms: by degrees, by installments, fractionally, halfway, in part, in some measure, little by little, moderately, not wholly, partly, piece by piece, piecemeal, somewhat, to a certain degree, to a certain extent
Notes: partially means 'incompletely'; partly means 'in part'
Antonyms: completely, totally, wholly
Main Entry: quasi
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: almost; to a certain extent
Synonyms: apparent, apparently, fake, mock, near, nominal, partly, pretended, pseudo-, seeming, seemingly, semi-, sham*, so-called, supposedly, synthetic, virtual, would-be
Notes: pseudo is a prefix meaning 'counterfeit, deceptive, false' and it requires a hyphen when joined to a proper noun; quasi is a prefix meaning 'resembling' or 'in some manner' and it is usually hyphenated to a noun
Antonyms: entire, total, whole
Main Entry: inadequately
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: insufficiently
Synonyms: badly, deficiently, incompetently, incompletely, ineffectively, ineffectually, inefficiently, ineptly, meagerly, not enough, partially, partly, perfunctorily, scantily
Main Entry: insufficiently
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: barely
Synonyms: inadequately, incompletely, partly
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