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View synonyms for

fully

[ fool-ee, fool-lee ]

adverb

  1. entirely or wholly:

    You should be fully done with the work by now.

  2. quite or at least:

    Fully half the class attended the ceremony.



fully

/ ˈʊɪ /

adverb

  1. to the greatest degree or extent; totally; entirely
  2. amply; sufficiently; adequately

    they were fully fed

  3. at least

    it was fully an hour before she came

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲȴ-ڳܱl adverb
  • ܲ·ڳܱl adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fully1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ڳܱī; equivalent to full 1 + -ly
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Example Sentences

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It’s not exactly secret, but it’s abstruse enough that they hope most people, who aren’t fully conversant with the complexities of the program, won’t get the drift.

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The White House did not fully comply with the order, a judge later found.

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And one day, when this is over — when the horror is fully brought to light — the world will be asked: How did you let this happen?

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"And to redress those wrongs and to fully represent and respect different cultures a move like this is really significant for us."

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Her charity's criteria requests races to implement a two-year deferral to allow people enough time to recover fully from their pregnancies.

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