partially

[ pahr-shuh-lee ]

/ ˈpɑr ʃə li /

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adverb

to some degree or in some way or aspect, but not fully or totally; incompletely:Season three of the sci-fi series would have taken place either partially or completely on Mars.

in a way that is biased or prejudiced in favor of one group, side, person, etc., over another:He did not judge partially, he said, but claimed to mete out justice equally to rich and poor alike.

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Origin of partially

partial + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM partially

non·par·tial·ly, adverbo·ver·par·tial·ly, adverb

Words nearby partially

partial differentiation, partial eclipse, partial fraction, partiality, partialize, partially, partially dominant, partially ordered set, partially sighted, partial ophthalmoplegia, partial ordering

How to use partially in a sentence

In November, the housing authority sued a resident, saying that her failure to pay one month made rent payments for the subsequent four months partial and invalid.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
The Justice Department sued to block Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System from a partial acquisition of competitor Evangelical Community Hospital following concerns that it would lead to higher costs for consumers amid a public health crisis.
This New COVID-19 Treatment Could Also Bend Antitrust Norms|Charu Kasturi|August 19, 2020|Ozy
Full internet means ordinary Ethiopians can now access the internet again, last week partial internet was restored in Addis Ababa to fixed line connections but not mobile phones.
The internet is back on in Ethiopia but there’s every chance it’ll be off again soon|Samuel Getachew|July 24, 2020|Quartz
The other thing is that it’s a partial agonist at the opioid receptors, so it doesn’t continue to activate it the way methadone does.
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence” (Ep. 403)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 23, 2020|Freakonomics

So we completely underestimated the costs because we were looking in this very partial-equilibrium world.
Fed Up (Ep. 390)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 26, 2019|Freakonomics
I am personally guilty of thinking that the culture war can be at least partially won on style points.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, the crippling restrictions resulted in the North partially shutting down weapons programs for lack of funds.
U.S. Should Make North Korea Pay for Sony Hack|Gordon G. Chang|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As with all criminal suspects, far too few police interrogations of people with ID are videotaped or only partially videotaped.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In November 2002, a detainee who had been held partially nude and chained to the floor died, apparently from hypothermia.
The Most Gruesome Moments in the CIA ‘Torture Report’|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Moscow Olympiad in 1980 was boycotted partially, not revoked.
Putin’s World Cup Picasso ‘Bribe’|Tunku Varadarajan|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Genoa has but recently and partially felt the new impulse, yet even here the march of improvement is visible.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
It was no female head that was thrust in at the partially opened door, but the long black locks and red face of Mr. Stiggins.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
In less than a minute Hilda, hatted and jacketed and partially gloved, was crossing the garden.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The bridge that spanned it had, to Harry's astonishment, been only partially destroyed; it could easily be crossed.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
When partially exhausted the aluminum shutters are dipped into a bath of shellac.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller