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
Other Word Forms
- quasi-fully adverb
- unfully adverb
Etymology
Origin of fully
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English fullīce; equivalent to full 1 + -ly
Example Sentences
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Cornwall's first fully licensed wild beaver release marks a major moment in Britain's rewilding story.
From BBC
Grace's only lasting physical issue is that one of her hands does not fully work.
From BBC
I started there fully like six, seven and I played there 'til 15.
From BBC
The Jones Act is a 126-year-old regulation requiring vessels transporting goods from one U.S. port to another to be fully owned by U.S. citizens.
From Barron's
In both techniques, the materials are softened during fabrication rather than fully melted to form the cemented carbide structure.
From Science Daily
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