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    partly
    part‧ly S2 W2 /ˈpɑːtli $ ˈpɑːr-/ adverb
     Word Family: noun: part, counterpart, parting, partition; adverb: part, partially, partly; adjective: partial, parting, part; verb: part, partition
    to some degree, but not completely
       OPP  wholly:
        The poor weather was partly responsible for the crash.
        The company’s problems are partly due to bad management.
        It is partly because of her sick mother that she hasn’t taken the job abroad.
        The group is funded partly by the government.