to some extent; not completely:
Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of the cost involved. * He was only partly responsible for the accident.
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WHICHWORD?
partly / partially
Partly and partially both mean 'not completely': The road is partly/partially finished. Partly is especially used to talk about the reason for something, often followed by because or due to: I didn't enjoy the trip very much, partly because of the weather. Partially should be used when you are talking about physical conditions: His mother is partially blind.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for partly is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is partly a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, partly is tagged as adverb.
Does partly appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — partly appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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