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fully

American  
[fool-ee, fool-lee] / ˈfʊl i, ˈfʊl li /

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 British  
/ ˈfʊlɪ /

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

Other Word Forms

  • quasi-fully adverb
  • unfully adverb

Etymology

Origin of fully

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English fullīce; equivalent to full 1 + -ly

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