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fully

American  
[fool-ee, fool-lee] / ˈfʊl i, ˈfʊl li /

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.
fully British  
/ ˈfʊlɪ /

adverb

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

  2. amply; sufficiently; adequately

    they were fully fed

  3. at least

    it was fully an hour before she came
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of fully

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

Example Sentences

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Fully electric vehicles accounted for just over 19 percent of overall sales.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

"Fully assembled, life-size replicas become a blueprint for better understanding the dynamic animals that creatures like Deinosuchus really were."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Fully electric cars comprised 25% of all cars sold and plug-in hybrid models accounted for 24%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Fully sustainable fuels, made from waste biomass or synthetic industrial processes, have added a new complication, as they burn differently from fossil fuel petrol.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Fully committing to a vision of racial justice that includes grassroots, bottom-up advocacy on behalf of “all of us” will require a major reconsideration of priorities, staffing, strategies, and messages.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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