partlyadv.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːtli/, U.S.

/ˈpɑrtli/

Forms: 1500s partelie, 1500s partelye, 1500s–1600s partely, 1500s–1600s partlie, 1500s–1600s partlye, 1500s– partly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: part n.¹, -ly suffix².

Etymology: < part n.¹ + -ly suffix². Compare earlier party adv.With partly coloured adj. at Compounds 2 compare particoloured adj.

a. With respect to a part; in part; in some degree or measure; to some extent; not wholly.Frequently repeated in reference to each of two or more people or things considered.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adverb]

halfling?c1200

a-party1340

uncompletelyc1380

imperfectlyc1400

parcel1415

party1440

unfullyc1449

parcel-likea1475

partiallya1475

halflyc1480

a part1481

parta1500

parcelly gilt1509

diminutely1521

partly1523

partlings1564

portionally1617

incompletely1651

informedly1670

fragmentally1814

fragmentarily1856

part-way1954

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adverb]

a-party1340

somewhat…somewhat1390

partily1497

parta1500

partly1523

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1054 Partly by your councell,..Was my fresshe coronell.

1563 J. Shute First Groundes Archit. sig. Bii Partelye for their beautye,..partelye for their fortitude and strength.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Hiv^v/1 Partly redde, rubicundus... Partly fayre, pulchrellus.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 78 The Curdi, that were Participles or Mungrels in Religion, professing partly Christ, partly Mahumet.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xlvii. 385 The Bishop of Rome, in regard of the Imperiall City, took upon him an Authority (partly by the wills of the Emperours themselves, [etc.]).

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 269. ¶12 Hearing the Knight's Reflections, which were partly private, and partly political.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xv. viii. 258 Partly to indulge his own Inclinations..and partly to disqualify his Nephew from the immediate Execution of his Purpose, he ordered Wine to be set on the Table.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. ii. 38 A traveller partly for business and partly for pleasure.

1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. xxii. 290 The change may be for good or ill, and is partly, perhaps, for both.

1873 Act 36 & 37 Victoria c. 85 §8 Every such agreement shall be in writing or in print, or partly in writing and partly in print.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 530/2 The specimens represented, besides being partly peculiar, mostly belong to Mascarenes, Madagascar and Comoros species.

1952 G. Vidal Judgm. of Paris I. iii. 89 He had indicated interest and he was partly committed.

1992 Economist 2 May (Survey World Banking Suppl.) 4/2 Banks kept pace partly by lending to dodgy borrowers.

2002 National Geographic June 22/1 (caption) Midget submarines that ran partly above surface.

b. regional (British, Irish English, Caribbean and U.S.). Almost, nearly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly

nigheOE

well-nigheOE

forneanc1000

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh handa1375

nigh handsa1375

as good asc1390

into (right) littlea1413

unto litea1420

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

near handsa1500

as near as1517

mosta1538

next door1542

wellmost1548

all but1590

anewst1590

uneath1590

next to1611

nearlya1616

thereaboutsa1616

welly1615

thereabout1664

within (an) ames-ace ofa1670

anear1675

pretty much1682

three parts1711

newsta1728

only not1779

partly1781

in all but name1824

just about1836

nentes1854

near1855

nar1859

just1860

not-quite1870

nearabouta1878

effectively1884

nigh on1887

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount)

well-nigheOE

nighOE

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nara1400

neara1400

anighsta1425

muchwhata1513

wellmost1548

most1629

nighly1694

nearly1769

partly1781

mostly1805

most1808

mostlings1816

about1827

nearabouts1834

fairly1840

welly1859

approaching1951

1781 J. Witherspoon Druid No. 6 in Pennsylvania Jrnl. & Weekly Advertiser 16 May 1/3 It is partly all gone.

1815 J. Pickering in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 3 505 A friend informs me that this word is thus used in some towns of the Middle States: His house is partly opposite, i.e., nearly opposite to mine.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 95 ‘He's partly ten years old,’ almost ten years of age.

1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner ii. xxi 353 I should like to talk to him about the religion o' this country-side, for I partly think he doesn't know on it.

1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 207/2 Partly as big. Partly four (years old).

1996 in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) When he get home de moder partly kill him wid blows.

Compounds

C1. Modifying a participial adjective (usually hyphenated).

ΚΠ

1657 J. Harington Hist. Polindor & Flostella (ed. 3) i. 6 The partly intranced Youth, whose Soul through's eye Seem'd stray'd awhile.

1850 H. Melville White-jacket lx. 290 As is the case when a partly-spent ball..after entering the skin, courses on.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. i. 6 There was also a cat in a willow basket, from the partly-opened lid of which she gazed with half-closed eyes.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 18 July 8/1 The whole of the partly-paid shares of the new company.

1911 F. H. Burnett Secret Garden i. 4 Once she crept into the dining-room and found it empty, though a partly finished meal was on the table.

1982 H. Wiesner Which? Bk. Saving & Investing x. 105 New issues of stock are often partly-paid.

2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 30 Apr. 53/1 Any lurking, partly deleted files will be rendered illegible.

C2.

† partly coloured adj. Obsolete rare particoloured.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > [adjective]

fawa700

medleyc1350

freckledc1380

motleyc1380

pied1382

specked1382

vary1382

partyc1385

parted1393

peckleda1400

polymitec1425

sere-colouredc1425

vairc1425

discoloured?1440

motleyed1447

varying1488

sheld1507

fleckered1508

piet1508

mellay1515

particoloured1530

pickled1552

varied1578

mingled1580

partly coloured1582

chequered1592

medley-coloured1593

mingle-coloured1593

piebald1594

feathered1610

changeable1612

particolour1612

enamelled1613

variousa1618

pie-coloured1619

jaspered1620

gangean1623

versicolour1628

patchwork1634

damasked1648

variously-coloureda1660

variegateda1661

agated1665

varicoloured1665

damaska1674

various-coloureda1711

pieted1721

versicoloured1721

diversicoloured1756

mosaic1776

harlequin1779

spanged1788

calico1807

piety1811

varied-coloured1811

discolorate1826

heterochromous1842

jaspé1851

discolor1859

discolorous1860

jasperoid1876

damascened1879

heterochromatic1895

variotinted1903

batik1914

varihued1921

rumbled1930

damasky1931

pepper-and-salt1940

partihued1959

1582 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 430 Scottyshe cappes partelie colored.

1822 J. H. Payne Peter Smink (front matter) Commandant.—Red and yellow puffed doublet and trunks, breastplate and thigh-pieces, partly coloured tights, low boots, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	partly
释义	partlyadv. Brit. /ˈpɑːtli/, U.S. /ˈpɑrtli/ Forms: 1500s partelie, 1500s partelye, 1500s–1600s partely, 1500s–1600s partlie, 1500s–1600s partlye, 1500s– partly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: part n.¹, -ly suffix². Etymology: < part n.¹ + -ly suffix². Compare earlier party adv.With partly coloured adj. at Compounds 2 compare particoloured adj. a. With respect to a part; in part; in some degree or measure; to some extent; not wholly.Frequently repeated in reference to each of two or more people or things considered. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > [adverb] halfling?c1200 a-party1340 uncompletelyc1380 imperfectlyc1400 parcel1415 party1440 unfullyc1449 parcel-likea1475 partiallya1475 halflyc1480 a part1481 parta1500 parcelly gilt1509 diminutely1521 partly1523 partlings1564 portionally1617 incompletely1651 informedly1670 fragmentally1814 fragmentarily1856 part-way1954 the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [adverb] a-party1340 somewhat…somewhat1390 partily1497 parta1500 partly1523 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1054 Partly by your councell,..Was my fresshe coronell. 1563 J. Shute First Groundes Archit. sig. Bii Partelye for their beautye,..partelye for their fortitude and strength. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Hiv^v/1 Partly redde, rubicundus... Partly fayre, pulchrellus. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 78 The Curdi, that were Participles or Mungrels in Religion, professing partly Christ, partly Mahumet. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iv. xlvii. 385 The Bishop of Rome, in regard of the Imperiall City, took upon him an Authority (partly by the wills of the Emperours themselves, [etc.]). 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 269. ¶12 Hearing the Knight's Reflections, which were partly private, and partly political. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xv. viii. 258 Partly to indulge his own Inclinations..and partly to disqualify his Nephew from the immediate Execution of his Purpose, he ordered Wine to be set on the Table. View more context for this quotation 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. ii. 38 A traveller partly for business and partly for pleasure. 1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. xxii. 290 The change may be for good or ill, and is partly, perhaps, for both. 1873 Act 36 & 37 Victoria c. 85 §8 Every such agreement shall be in writing or in print, or partly in writing and partly in print. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 530/2 The specimens represented, besides being partly peculiar, mostly belong to Mascarenes, Madagascar and Comoros species. 1952 G. Vidal Judgm. of Paris I. iii. 89 He had indicated interest and he was partly committed. 1992 Economist 2 May (Survey World Banking Suppl.) 4/2 Banks kept pace partly by lending to dodgy borrowers. 2002 National Geographic June 22/1 (caption) Midget submarines that ran partly above surface. b. regional (British, Irish English, Caribbean and U.S.). Almost, nearly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly nigheOE well-nigheOE forneanc1000 well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh handa1375 nigh handsa1375 as good asc1390 into (right) littlea1413 unto litea1420 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 near handsa1500 as near as1517 mosta1538 next door1542 wellmost1548 all but1590 anewst1590 uneath1590 next to1611 nearlya1616 thereaboutsa1616 welly1615 thereabout1664 within (an) ames-ace ofa1670 anear1675 pretty much1682 three parts1711 newsta1728 only not1779 partly1781 in all but name1824 just about1836 nentes1854 near1855 nar1859 just1860 not-quite1870 nearabouta1878 effectively1884 nigh on1887 the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount) well-nigheOE nighOE well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nara1400 neara1400 anighsta1425 muchwhata1513 wellmost1548 most1629 nighly1694 nearly1769 partly1781 mostly1805 most1808 mostlings1816 about1827 nearabouts1834 fairly1840 welly1859 approaching1951 1781 J. Witherspoon Druid No. 6 in Pennsylvania Jrnl. & Weekly Advertiser 16 May 1/3 It is partly all gone. 1815 J. Pickering in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 3 505 A friend informs me that this word is thus used in some towns of the Middle States: His house is partly opposite, i.e., nearly opposite to mine. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 95 ‘He's partly ten years old,’ almost ten years of age. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner ii. xxi 353 I should like to talk to him about the religion o' this country-side, for I partly think he doesn't know on it. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 207/2 Partly as big. Partly four (years old). 1996 in R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) When he get home de moder partly kill him wid blows. Compounds C1. Modifying a participial adjective (usually hyphenated). ΚΠ 1657 J. Harington Hist. Polindor & Flostella (ed. 3) i. 6 The partly intranced Youth, whose Soul through's eye Seem'd stray'd awhile. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket lx. 290 As is the case when a partly-spent ball..after entering the skin, courses on. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. i. 6 There was also a cat in a willow basket, from the partly-opened lid of which she gazed with half-closed eyes. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 18 July 8/1 The whole of the partly-paid shares of the new company. 1911 F. H. Burnett Secret Garden i. 4 Once she crept into the dining-room and found it empty, though a partly finished meal was on the table. 1982 H. Wiesner Which? Bk. Saving & Investing x. 105 New issues of stock are often partly-paid. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 30 Apr. 53/1 Any lurking, partly deleted files will be rendered illegible. C2. † partly coloured adj. Obsolete rare particoloured. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > [adjective] fawa700 medleyc1350 freckledc1380 motleyc1380 pied1382 specked1382 vary1382 partyc1385 parted1393 peckleda1400 polymitec1425 sere-colouredc1425 vairc1425 discoloured?1440 motleyed1447 varying1488 sheld1507 fleckered1508 piet1508 mellay1515 particoloured1530 pickled1552 varied1578 mingled1580 partly coloured1582 chequered1592 medley-coloured1593 mingle-coloured1593 piebald1594 feathered1610 changeable1612 particolour1612 enamelled1613 variousa1618 pie-coloured1619 jaspered1620 gangean1623 versicolour1628 patchwork1634 damasked1648 variously-coloureda1660 variegateda1661 agated1665 varicoloured1665 damaska1674 various-coloureda1711 pieted1721 versicoloured1721 diversicoloured1756 mosaic1776 harlequin1779 spanged1788 calico1807 piety1811 varied-coloured1811 discolorate1826 heterochromous1842 jaspé1851 discolor1859 discolorous1860 jasperoid1876 damascened1879 heterochromatic1895 variotinted1903 batik1914 varihued1921 rumbled1930 damasky1931 pepper-and-salt1940 partihued1959 1582 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 430 Scottyshe cappes partelie colored. 1822 J. H. Payne Peter Smink (front matter) Commandant.—Red and yellow puffed doublet and trunks, breastplate and thigh-pieces, partly coloured tights, low boots, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1523
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