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partly

adverb
SayPART-lee/ˈpɑɹtli/UK/ˈpɑːtli/

1 meaning of partly

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  1. 1
    adverb
    In some part but not all of it, not completely.

    Like filling a glass only halfway, not all the way to the top.

    The road was partly blocked by fallen branches.

    She was only partly awake when the phone rang.

    Similarpartially, somewhat, incompletely, imperfectly

    Oppositecompletely, entirely, wholly, fully

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Origin

From the word "part" plus "-ly".