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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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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