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partially

/ˈpɑrʃəli/
/ˈpɑʃəli/
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Partially means part way, not complete. If you’ve partially completed a test when the bell rings, you better work faster to finish up next time!

A part is a portion of something, not the whole thing. Similarly, the word partially refers to a part of something only. A partially brick house is not all brick. Anything that is partially true is only true to some degree, like if you tell someone you’re in a band, but really you just carry the guitars. This word means about the same as partly, and the opposite word would be wholly or entirely.

Definitions of partially
  1. adverb
    in part; in some degree; not wholly
    “He was partially paralyzed”
    synonyms: part, partly
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/ˈpɑrʃəli/
UK
/ˈpɑʃəli/
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