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Added 9 October 2026

fully

/ˈfʊli/ adverb

In Latin: plēnē Wiktionary

adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fully at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities.
Used as an intensifier for a quantity.
it was fully four hours before we arrived home.
Exactly, equally.

verb

To commit or send someone to trial.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Edgar Wallace to this entry?)

Origin

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

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