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Partially vs. Partly
Partially
/ˈpɑːʃəli/Examples:
In others it only partially succeeds.Before him was the squid cut in two and partially devoured.Maybe he's partially deaf.
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Partly
/ˈpɑːtli/Examples:
A man was killed and Major Ellerby was partly responsible.The French partly mobilized their army.She drew herself partly away and looked at him.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Partially is often used in a more technical or formal context.
- Partly can be used in everyday or informal speech.
- Partly implies incomplete rather than fractional, which partially can suggest.
- Partially tends to imply a smaller part of something rather than a larger one.
- Remember that partly is often preferred for less formal contexts.
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