Partly
1Partly — Part ly, adv. In part; in some measure of degree; not wholly. I partly believe it. 1 Cor. xi. 18. [1913 Webster] …
2partly — index in part Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3partly — (adv.) 1530s, from PART (Cf. part) (n.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …
4partly — [adv] not completely at best, at least, at most, at worst, bit by bit, by degrees, carelessly, halfway, inadequately, in a general way, in bits and pieces*, incompletely, in part, in some measure, in some ways, insufficiently, little by little,… …
5partly — ► ADVERB ▪ to some extent; not completely …
6partly — [pärt′lē] adv. in some measure or degree; in part; not fully or completely …
7partly — partially, partly 1. The meanings of these two words overlap in ways that make it difficult to decide between them in any principled way, although certain patterns in their use can be identified. Partially (15c) is somewhat older than partly… …
8partly — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)tli[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV: ADV with cl/group You use partly to indicate that something happens or exists to some extent, but not completely. It s partly my fault... He let out a long sigh, mainly of relief, partly of sadness... I have not… …
9partly — part|ly W2S2 [ˈpa:tli US ˈpa:r ] adv to some degree, but not completely ▪ The poor weather was partly responsible for the crash. ▪ The company s problems are partly due to bad management. ▪ It is partly because of her sick mother that she hasn t… …
10partly — part|ly [ partli ] adverb *** to some degree, but not completely: I ll admit I was partly to blame. She was shaking all over, partly because she was so angry with Oliver and partly because she was so afraid. Inflation has remained low, partly as… …
