Partially
['pɑːʃ(ə)lɪ] or ['pɑrʃəli]
Definition
(adv.) in part; in some degree; not wholly; 'I felt partly to blame'; 'He was partially paralyzed'.
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Definition
(adv.) In part; not totally; as, partially true; the sun partially eclipsed.
(adv.) In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially.
Typist: Miranda
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Partly, imperfectly, in part, not totally.
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Examples
- Two of the corpses appeared to have been partially devoured as though by wolves. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- And there, on the margin of the page, were the partially blurred imprints of four wee fingers and the outer half of the thumb. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The reddleman had not been gone more than a few minutes when another person approached the partially revived bonfire. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The sergeant and I were in the kitchen when Mrs. Joe stood staring; at which crisis I partially recovered the use of my senses. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The enemy on his front was partially fortified, but was soon driven out of his works. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But for their usefulness in partially cleansing these terrible streets, they would not be tolerated long. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It cannot be said that this conversation led to the result of even partially preparing Miss Halcombe's mind for what was to come. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- His eyes were large and blue, with brown lashes; his high forehead, colourless as ivory, was partially streaked over by careless locks of fair hair. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The partially-opened door gave opportunity for assurance on this point. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Some of the compounds formed by the sulphurous acid bleaching process are gradually decomposed by sunlight, and in consequence the original color is in time partially restored. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- There is something brave in your spirit, as well as penetrating in your eye; but allow me to assure you that you partially misinterpret my emotions. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I suppose Robert Moore's prophecies were, partially at least, fulfilled. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As he was reading, an affray arose between two gentlemen in the room, who were both partially intoxicated. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It was not however money, except partially, but the necessaries of life, that became scarce. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- She shut her book and slowly looked up; her hat-brim partially shaded her face, yet I could see, as she raised it, that it was a strange one. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- This was a governor, called the dash pot--a small cylinder partially filled with oil, and in which was a plunger. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Each compartment is partially subdivided, and so there are two tolerably distinct parties of four in it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The conclusions drawn from this scrutiny he partially expressed in his succeeding observations. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- In the seclusion of their monasteries, they speculated on the mysterious powers of Nature, then partially revealed to them, and shadowed forth images of their possible applications. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The prospect before her now, was threatening to a degree that could not be entirely dispelledthat might not be even partially brightened. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Beauregard made strenuous efforts to reinforce himself and partially succeeded. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- As they turned back, Mr. Pickwick's eye fell upon a small broken stone, partially buried in the ground, in front of a cottage door. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The acid component of the grease partially neutralizes the base, and a new substance is formed, namely, soap. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But on winter evenings, when he has fallen asleep at his table, I have heard him, what I should prefer to describe as partially choke. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- A man should be only partially before his time--to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It was not quite dark; the door was partially open; and the candle outside, threw a feeble reflection on the opposite wall. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- They believed that a well-directed attack would at least have partially destroyed the army defending Corinth. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She receives the thin sheet of partially cut gum from the last drying room. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The human nature we must put at the center of our statesmanship is only partially understood. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The common sense of mankind has revolted against this view, or has only partially admitted it. Plato. The Republic.
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