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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121. I was found asleep under a hedge, a partly sampled bottle still clutched protectively in my hands.
122. I attribute that partly to discipline, partly to desire, and partly to the old transferability of skills.
123. She also argued that under the Fifth Amendment,(http://sentencedict.com/partly.html) the government owed her compensation for seizing property that was partly hers.
124. He acquired it partly by accident, for war was near when he ascended the throne.
125. I am sorry about the late arrival of our response which is partly due the time involved in consulting member organisations.
126. The Kalahari only partly closes the way to the South; and the Sahara was crossed as early as classical antiquity.
127. In 1991 it assumed responsibility for its own catering, with total revenue increasing by 60 percent partly as a result.
128. But Clinton said he vetoed that bill, partly because Republicans removed restrictions on corporate raids on pension funds.
129. In turn, this presupposes treating the other as a person, as, at least partly, a rational being.
130. She travelled partly by carriage and partly on foot, carrying her basket.
131. In Kuala Lumpur, prices slipped, partly because most foreign investors were sidelined.
132. They were tolerably happy together, as marriages seem to go, a happiness achieved partly by agreeing to differ.
133. They pick on an accountant because an accountant needs a good name and has been partly in control of the funds anyway.
134. Forecasters said the day would be cloudy early but give way to a partly sunny and breezy afternoon.
135. This is partly because people, and their pains[sentencedict.com], do not respond equally to a particular drug.
136. Her shoulders partly, her thighs and legs above the ankle, the lower part of her belly.
137. The increase is partly attributable to the success of the group's savings scheme, introduced in 1984.
138. The huge variety of shapes is partly fashion and partly an attempt to avoid a phenomenon known as spin out.
139. She figured the awkward silence was partly the result of people believing that only big topics were worthy of being discussed.
140. Expense rose to $ 1. 04 billion from $ 976 million, partly because of the First Fidelity acquisition.
141. Partly, it seems, from reluctance to condemn ourselves or our parents for actions that appeared absolutely correct at the time.
142. The slowdown will result partly from sluggishness in nondurable sectors such as apparel and textiles.
143. He went round the back of the house and inspected the incinerator, now full of partly glowing but mainly black ashes.
144. These influences might partly be attributed to the official who authenticated the Cologne decree, Asclipiodus.
145. I think this is partly because, on some level, we all internalize the myths of our own culture.
146. He was forced from office partly on allegations of corruption, including drug trafficking, that were never substantiated in court.
147. John was selected partly because he resembled, in type, Joyce's accompanist Bill Blezzard.
148. The schoolhouse had been partly furnished by the managers.
149. The delays seem to have been caused partly by American puzzlement at Tintin.
150. Nebraska's state government with this, partly because the process typically takes less than 30 seconds.
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.