dictionary definitions for "fully"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  fully
      adv 1: 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"; "knew
             full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" [syn: {to the
             full}, full]
      2: sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or
         fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or
         amply) fed" [syn: amply] [ant: meagerly]
      3: referring to a quantity; "the amount was paid in full" [syn:
          in full]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fully \Ful"ly\, adv.
     In a full manner or degree; completely; entirely; without
     lack or defect; adequately; satisfactorily; as, to be fully
     persuaded of the truth of a proposition.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Fully committed (Law), committed to prison for trial, in
        distinction from being detained for examination.
  
     Syn: Completely; entirely; maturely; plentifully; abundantly;
          plenteously; copiously; largely; amply; sufficiently;
          clearly; distinctly; perfectly.
          [1913 Webster]


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