partly
//ˈpɑɹtli//
Definitions
1.In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
- The car was partly visible in the garage.
- They had partly finished the house, so they could move in before winter.
- Clara's cultural cache soon gave way to Betty Boop, the iconic cartoon flapper created partly in her image by animator Grim Natwick.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3453
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
Etymology tree
English part
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English partly
From part + -ly.