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UK
/fˈʊli/
]
[ US /ˈfʊɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈfʊɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)
knew full well
fully grown
full-fledged
full-grown
he didn't fully understand -
sufficiently; more than adequately
the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions
they were fully (or amply) fed -
referring to a quantity
the amount was paid in full
How To Use fully In A Sentence
- Hopefully, North Norfolk will soon shake off this surreal obsession with the Lib Dems and embrace their NE Cambs neighbour's decent Tory stance. Will Iain Dale have to repay the donations ?
- The interiors are beautifully kept and the countryside is lush and fruitful. Times, Sunday Times
- Perhaps the years of abuse, ridicule and scorn make a fully grown redhead all the stronger for it. Times, Sunday Times
- Also, thankfully, Neil Diamond's Cherry Cherry Christmas includes a version of "The Chanukah Song" that should give that mensch Adam Sandler a whole lot of nachas. David Wild: The Perfect Semitic Storm: Five Reasons Everybody Should Buy the New Christmas Albums by Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan And Barry Manilow This Season
- I only played three carefully considered notes with intuitive regard to choice of rhythm, tempo, dynamics - using a poignant interval, the minor sixth resolving to the perfect fifth.
- Toast sandwiches in a dry skillet over medium-low heat until outside is golden brown and inside is delightfully melty, about 3 minutes per side.
- The causes of asthma are not fully known but it is partly an allergic condition.
- Small, hardcovered, complete with a beautifully illustrated dust jacket. Narnia Fans
- Carefully, she moved a hand forward and eased back the white sheets.
- The mass media give little background, and what they do is carefully expurgated.
