fully
Americanadverb
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entirely or wholly.
You should be fully done with the work by now.
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quite or at least.
Fully half the class attended the ceremony.
adverb
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to the greatest degree or extent; totally; entirely
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amply; sufficiently; adequately
they were fully fed
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at least
it was fully an hour before she came
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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 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 remote work may also sound appealing, but there’s “still less stability” compared with jobs where workers can build face-to-face relationships with their bosses.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Fully computer-animated films followed, along with fully digital nonhuman characters such as Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” and the Na’vi from “Avatar.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
His Fully Light conglomerate had lucrative businesses all over Myanmar.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Fully a half mile of the bank was covered in this fashion.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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