Definition of FULLY

fully

Adverb

  • Completely or entirely.
  • to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)
    • "fully 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

Adv

  • In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
  • Used as an intensifier for a quantity.
  • Exactly, equally.
  • So as to be full (not hungry); to satiation.
  • Used as a general intensifier; actually, really, literally.

Verb

  • To commit or send someone to trial.

Examples

  • He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities.
  • He wasn’t fully sure of the spelling, but he played the word anyway.
  • I fully woke up at like 12 p.m. yesterday.
  • it was fully four hours before we arrived home.
  • to eat fully

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fully, fulliche, volliche, from Old English fullīċe (“fully”), equivalent to full + -ly. Compare German völlig (“fully”), Swedish fullt (“fully”).

Synonyms

amply, full, in full, to the full, completely, entirely, perfectly, sufficiently

Antonyms

meagerly

Scrabble Score: 11

fully: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fully: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fully: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

fully: valid Words With Friends Word