different between partly vs mainly
partly
English
Etymology
part +? -ly
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??tli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??tli/
Adverb
partly (not comparable)
- In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- Clara's cultural cache soon gave way to Betty Boop, the iconic cartoon flapper created partly in her image by animator Grim Natwick.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
Related terms
- partially
Translations
Anagrams
- paltry, raptly
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mainly
English
Etymology
From Middle English maynly; equivalent to main +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?me?nli/
Adverb
mainly (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Forcefully, vigorously. [13th-17th c.]
- (obsolete) Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully. [14th-19th c.]
- (obsolete) To a great degree; very much. [15th-19th c.]
- Chiefly; for the most part. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
- (forcefully): energetically, powerfully, strongly
- (loudly): earsplittingly, lustily, raucously, thunderously
- (to a great degree): a lot, extremely
- (for the most part): in the main, principally; see also Thesaurus:mostly
Translations
See also
- amain
Anagrams
- Milyan, aminyl, amylin
Middle English
Adverb
mainly
- Alternative form of maynly
mainly From the web:
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- what mainly produces the sun's energy
- what mainly differentiates prokaryotes from eukaryotes
- what mainly causes hurricanes
- what mainly caused the civil war
- what mainly drives surface runoff
- what mainly caused the american revolution
- what mainly means
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