fully

[fool-ee, fool-lee]

Origin

adverb

entirely or wholly: You should be fully done with the work by now.

quite or at least: Fully half the class attended the ceremony.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English. See full¹, -ly

Related forms

qua·si-ful·ly, adverb

un·ful·ly, adverb

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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fully (ˈfʊlɪ)

—*adv*
1.	to the greatest degree or extent; totally; entirely
2.	amply; sufficiently; adequately: they were fully fed
3.	at least: it was fully an hour before she came

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Word Origin & History

fully

O.E. fullice; see full (adj.) + -ly (2).

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