# partly

Pronunciation: say "PART-lee" US /ˈpɑɹtli/, UK /ˈpɑːtli/

## Adverb

1. To some extent or in some respects, though not entirely.
   - Simple: In some part but not all of it, not completely.
   - _The project failed partly because the budget ran out before it could be finished._
   - _Her accent is partly Scottish, even though she grew up in Canada._

## Origin

Formed from "part" combined with the suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/partly (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).