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Definition of "partially" []

  • To a degree; not totally. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "partially" in a sentence
  • "Look for the word hydrogenated or the phrase partially hydrogenated vegetable oil on the ingredients label."
  • "I went to the co-op with Jamie, and possibly Jon, and bought some cheese breadsticks and "VEGN CROUTONS", confused at first by the label partially hidden from my view, and wondered how they could be vegan."
  • "Unfortunately, when many consumers who do read ingredient labels on packages see the words vegetable oil, even when it is part of the phrase partially hydrogenated, their minds read “healthy.”"