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Fully vs Imperfectly - What's the difference?

fully | imperfectly |

As adverbs the difference between fully and imperfectly

is that fully is in a full manner; without lack or defect while imperfectly is in an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.

fully

English

Adverb

(en-adv)
  • In a full manner; without lack or defect.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • 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.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
  • , 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

    imperfectly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
  • Antonyms

    * perfectly

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