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Primarily vs Partly - What's the difference?

primarily | partly |

As adverbs the difference between primarily and partly

is that primarily is (focus) of a primary or central nature, first and foremost while partly is in part, or to some degree, but not completely.

primarily

English

Adverb

(-)
  • (focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost

    • partly

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Phil Dawkes, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Sunderland 2-2 West Brom , passage=Five minutes into the game the Black Cats were facing a mountain, partly because of West Brom's newly-found ruthlessness in front of goal but also as a result of the home side's defensive generosity.}}
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=(Oliver Burkeman)
    • , volume=189, issue=2, page=48, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= The tao of tech , passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about

    Related terms

    * partially

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    * * English degree adverbs