Antonym: wholly. Similar words: shortly, part, party, apparently, in part, depart, partner, partial. Meaning: ['pɑrtlɪ/'pɑː-] adv. in part; in some degree; not wholly.
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61. He had a minor stroke in 1987, which left him partly paralysed.
62. Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold.
63. Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company.
64. The partly deaf man inclined forward to hear the conversation more clearly.
65. The soldier's courage was partly caused by his ability to keep cool in the face of danger.
66. Hubert never experienced any fear(sentencedict.com), and this was partly because he was not particularly intelligent.
67. This may be true or partly true; we are all conjecturing here.
68. Higher mortgage rates are partly offset by increased tax allowances.
69. Consultants found the experience frustrating - their reports were only partly implemented, or, worse still, just pigeonholed.
70. She rejected the insinuation that she was partly to blame.
71. He let out a long sigh, mainly of relief, partly of sadness.
72. The road is partly/partially finished. Partly is especially used to talk about the reason for something, often followed by because or due to:I didn't enjoy the trip very much, partly because of the weather. Partially should be used when you are talking about physical conditions:His mother is partially blind.
73. The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.
74. Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of the cost involved.
75. The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage.
76. Its commercial success as a city is partly due to its excellent rail and road communications.
77. His eye was partly closed, and there was a swelling over his lid.
78. The drop was caused partly by the pound's strength against the dollar.
79. The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South partly over the issue of slavery.
80. He felt very attracted to his best friend's wife, but admitted that it was partly because she was forbidden fruit.
81. The differences in achievement between the pupils are partly accounted for differences in age.
82. The room was restful partly because it was anonymous.
83. This is only partly attributable to technological improvements.
84. United were partly the architects of their own problems.
85. Some accusations are not true or only partly true.
86. Their motives were partly altruistic and partly economic.
87. The company chose Wrexham partly because of the generous financial aid available.
88. The increase is partly accounted for by the airlift of refugees from Kosovo.
89. He knew then that the mystery of Titron was only partly explained by the secret biological warfare establishment.
90. Motor industry analysts say Rover's upturn is partly down to efforts to improve its image.
More similar words: shortly, part, party, apparently, in part, depart, partner, partial, set apart, repartee, partially, particle, apartment, departure, apart from, take apart, depart from, take part in, particular, counterpart, partnership, participate, participant, particularly, in particular, participation, softly, costly, gently, mostly.