partly
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈpɑɹtli/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈpɑːtli/
Adverb

partly (not comparable)

  1. In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
    • 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, gbooks :
      Clara's cultural cache soon gave way to Betty Boop, the iconic cartoon flapper created partly in her image by animator Grim Natwick.
    they partly finished the house so they could move in before winter;  the car was partly visible in the garage
Related terms Translations
  • French: en partie
  • German: teilweise, zum Teil
  • Portuguese: em parte
  • Russian: части́чно
  • Spanish: en parte, en cierto modo



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