Definitions for partly
ˈpɑrt lipart·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. partially, partly, partadverb

   in part; in some degree; not wholly

   "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. partlyadverb

   in part, or to some degree, but not completely

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Partlyadverb

   in part; in some measure of degree; not wholly

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'partly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1815

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'partly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2473

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'partly' in Adverbs Frequency: #155

Anagrams for partly »

1. raptly

2. paltry

How to pronounce partly?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of partly in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of partly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of partly in a Sentence

1. Eric Hoffer:

   The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves.

2. Jeffrey McCall:

   That includes admitting errors of fact and errors in decision-making. News credibility is in deep decline and that is partly because news organizations can't bring themselves to honestly explain to the public when they have made mistakes.Further, when mistakes are acknowledged, they should get sufficient space and placement that readers can actually see them, the Hunter Biden laptop story is important on several levels.First, the story was ignored by most establishment media when it first broke, and what little coverage it received was largely to dismiss or debunk the scoop of the New York Post.The journalism of omission in this case was totally glaring in that the establishment media were clearly trying to protect the Biden family as the 2020 election was winding down.

3. Daily Caller:

   The Lincoln Project was able to avoid commenting on the Weaver allegations partly due to the fact that its co-founders were not asked about them during their many cable news appearances.

4. Raymond Givens:

   The ultimate solution to all of this is if we had more donors, (but) people are reticent to donate organs (when they die) partly because they don't think their organs are going to be used fairly.

5. Barack Obama:

   I haven't used the veto pen very often since I've been in office, partly because legislation that I objected to was typically blocked in the Senate even after Republicans took over the House, now I suspect there are going to be some times where I've got to pull that pen out.

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