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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

Example Sentences

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This was partly due to base effects and the krona’s appreciation last year, Commerzbank analyst Antje Praefcke said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

China’s factory-gate prices exited deflation for the first time in more than three years, partly the result of higher energy costs caused by the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The prompt was partly a joke, written by a friend because I couldn’t figure out what to write.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The distance between Konate and centre-back Van Dijk here was big partly thanks to Dembele's role off the ball.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The secrecy was partly because Louis Lépine was sure he was about to find the Mona Lisa.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day