partially

par·tial·ly
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US/ˈpɑɹʃəli/UK/ˈpɑːʃəli/

adverb

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

Opposite
CommonScrabble 14

Meanings

adverbpartially (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTo a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

    In all 5 untreated coeliacs as well as the 3 partially treated coeliacs who were in relapse at the time of biopsy, villi were entirely absent.

    1961, Association of National European and Mediterranean Societies of Gastroenterology, Proceedings VIth meeting of the "Association des Sociétés Nationales Européenes et Méditerranéennes de Gastro-Entérologie", page 624

    Synonyms: feckly, in part, imperfectly, incompletely, partly, partwise, somedeal, somewhat

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

adverbto some extent; in some degree; not wholly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishpartial
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishpartially

From partial + -ly.

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Translations

Catalan parcialment
  • parcialmentto a partial degree
Chinese Mandarin 部分地
  • 部分地 (bùfèn de)to a partial degree
Czech částečně
  • částečněto a partial degree
Danish delvis
  • delvisto a partial degree
Dutch gedeeltelijk, deels
  • gedeeltelijkto a partial degree
  • deelsto a partial degree
Esperanto parte
  • parteto a partial degree
Finnish osittain, osin
  • osittainto a partial degree
  • osinto a partial degree
French partiellement, en partie
  • partiellementto a partial degree
  • en partieto a partial degree
German teilweise, teils
  • teilweiseto a partial degree
  • teilsto a partial degree
  • zum Teilto a partial degree
Greek μερικώς, εν μέρει
  • μερικώς (merikós)to a partial degree
  • εν μέρει (en mérei)to a partial degree
Hindi आधो-आध
  • आधो-आध (ādho-ādh)to a partial degree
Hungarian részben, részlegesen
  • részbento a partial degree
  • részlegesento a partial degree
Italian parzialmente
  • parzialmenteto a partial degree
Japanese 部分的に
  • 部分的に (bubunteki ni)to a partial degree
Norwegian delvis
  • delvisto a partial degree
Polish częściowo
  • częściowoto a partial degree
Portuguese parcialmente
  • parcialmenteto a partial degree
Romanian parțial, în parte
  • parțialto a partial degree
  • în parteto a partial degree
Russian части́чно, отча́сти
  • части́чно (častíčno)to a partial degree
  • отча́сти (otčásti)to a partial degree
Spanish en parte, parcialmente
  • en parteto a partial degree
  • parcialmenteto a partial degree
Swedish delvis
  • delvisto a partial degree
Turkish kısmen
  • kısmento a partial degree
Cite this entry
APA

partially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partially

MLA

“partially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partially. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “partially,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partially.

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