fully

adverb

ful·​ly ˈfu̇(l)-lē How to pronounce fully (audio)
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1
: in a full manner or degree : completely
2
: at least
fully nine tenths of us

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He fully recovered from the operation. They will never fully appreciate their luck. The house is fully furnished. When will the tree be fully grown?
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Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Some 10 projects will be shown to prospective brand partners for possible development and production, letting companies get involved before projects are fully financed or produced. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Ukraine conducted a one-off experimental test of fully autonomous drones two years ago that killed Russian soldiers, according to an official quoted in New Scientist magazine. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fully

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First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fully was before the 12th century

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“Fully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fully. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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fully

adverb
ful·​ly ˈfu̇l-(l)ē How to pronounce fully (audio)
1
: in a full manner : in every way or detail : completely
2
: at least
fully 90 percent of us
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