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Entirely vs Fully - What's the difference?

entirely | fully | Synonyms |

Fully is a synonym of entirely.



As adverbs the difference between entirely and fully

is that entirely is to the full or entire extent while fully is in a full manner; without lack or defect.

entirely

English

Alternative forms

* entierly (chiefly archaic) * intirely (archaic or nonstandard)

Adverb

(-)
  • To the full or entire extent.
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  • To the exclusion of others.
  • Synonyms

    * (to the full extent) completely * (to the exclusion of others)

    fully

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a full manner; without lack or defect.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
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  • In a full degree; to a full extent.
  • *
  • The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
  • As a minimum; at least.
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  • , passage=In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.}}

    Synonyms

    * (in a full manner) * (to a full extent) (undifferentiated synonyms) * completely * entirely * maturely * plentifully * abundantly * plenteously * copiously * largely * amply * sufficiently * perfectly