All but and Partly

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All but

All but adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: dinner is all but on the table, so don't go anywhere
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Partly and all but are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Partly" instead an adverb phrase "All but".

Partly

Partly adverb - In some measure or degree.
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All but and partly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "All but" instead an adverb "Partly".
Nearby Words: part, partial, partially

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  • David Gilmour hated nearly all of 1983's The Final Cut, partly because some of the tracks on that album were rejected songs from The Wall and party because Roger had all but taken over at that point.
    Source: Creator Backlash / Music
  • Theatre / Much Ado About Nothing Geeky Turn-On: It's all but outright stated that Benedick and Beatrice fell so hard for each other at least partly because they're the only people who can keep up with their verbal fencing matches.
    Source: Theatre / Much Ado About Nothing
  • Point Defenseless Partly averted in The Nameless War setting where human point defense is able to stop all but Macross Missile Massacre of smaller missiles but the larger Cap-ship missiles can generally close though the fire from point defense.
    Source: Point Defenseless
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