Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

partially

/ˈpɑɹʃəli/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
par-tial-ly
IPA
/ˈpɑɹʃəli/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English partial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English partially From partial + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɑɹʃəli/
  • British English: /ˈpɑːʃəli/

Phrases

partially defatted pork fatty tissue partially ordered partially ordered set

Frequently Paired Words

partly degree extent

Synonyms

feckly in part imperfectly incompletely partly partially partwise somedeal somewhat to an extent to some extent unfully

Antonyms

completely

Rhymes With

impartially

Questions

How do you pronounce partially?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑɹʃəli/.
What does partially mean?
To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.
Where does partially come from?
Etymology tree English partial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English partially From partial + -ly.

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