Partly

//ˈpɑɹtli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In part, or to some degree, but not completely. not-comparable

    "They had partly finished the house, so they could move in before winter; the car was partly visible in the garage."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to some extent; in some degree; not wholly wordnet

Synonyms

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partiallyafter a fashionappreciablyat any rateat bestat least

Example

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"This is true partly because non-Westerners have begun to take pride in their own cultures and partly because those areas of the world where forks are not used have some of the highest birth rates."

Etymology

From part + -ly.

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