Predominantly vs Partly - What's the difference?
predominantly | partly |
In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
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In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
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As adverbs the difference between predominantly and partly
is that predominantly is in a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin while partly is in part, or to some degree, but not completely.predominantly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The membership is predominantly elderly, 90% are over age 60.
- Both groups are predominantly confined to areas with warm to tropical climates
Synonyms
* primarily * principallypartly
English
Adverb
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