fully

[fool-ee, fool-lee]

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

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• quasi-fully adverb
• unfully adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fully¹

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

Example Sentences

The Google-backed startup operates a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in five cities and has another 12 picked out for short-term expansion.

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Fund two has begun distributing cash despite not being fully deployed, he said.

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Since the pandemic, Airbus has been battling to rapidly increase output of the aircraft from its factories and fully capitalize on an order book of more than 7,100 of the planes.

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Once fully implemented, the action is expected to save up to $130 million in costs annually, it added.

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They reiterate a buy rating on miner Lynas, highlighting low costs and growing heavy rare-earths separation capacity “that is likely not fully appreciated yet.”

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Related Words

• absolutely 
• entirely 
• perfectly 
• positively 
• quite 
• thoroughly 
• totally 
• wholly