sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
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to some extent; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
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easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.without regard to specific details or exceptions; "he interprets the law broadly"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against th…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly wit…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.sporadically and infrequently; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Caution and hedging.from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the…
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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline; neutral.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.A water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but gene…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.The application to another of either physical or moral force. When the force is physical, and cannot be resisted, then the act produce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean chap…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut sho…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: some, extent, wholly, felt, partly.
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