adverb
partly
PAHT-lee
adverb
1
To some extent; not completely.
"The delay was partly caused by bad weather."
"She was partly to blame for the mix-up."
How to Use Partly
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to say something is true to some degree, but not the whole story.
Common pairings
partly responsible
partly true
partly because
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Etymology
From part plus the adverb-forming suffix -ly.