fully

[ foo l-ee, foo l-lee ]

/ ˈfʊl i, ˈfʊl li /

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adverb

entirely or wholly: You should be fully done with the work by now.

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

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Origin of fully

before 900; Middle English, Old English. See full¹, -ly

Related formsqua·si-ful·ly, adverbun·ful·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for fully

fully

/ (ˈfʊlɪ) /

adverb

to the greatest degree or extent; totally; entirely

amply; sufficiently; adequatelythey were fully fed

at leastit was fully an hour before she came

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Word Origin and History for fully

fully

adv.

Old English fullice "entirely, perfectly, completely;" see full (adj.) + -ly (2).

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