fully

[ fool-ee, fool-lee ]
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adverb
  1. entirely or wholly: You should be fully done with the work by now.

  2. quite or at least: Fully half the class attended the ceremony.

Origin of fully

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English fullīce; equivalent to full1 + -ly

Other words from fully

  • quasi-fully, adverb
  • un·ful·ly, adverb

Words Nearby fully

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How to use fully in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for fully

fully

/ (ˈfʊlɪ) /


adverb
  1. to the greatest degree or extent; totally; entirely

  2. amply; sufficiently; adequately: they were fully fed

  1. at least: it was fully an hour before she came

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