Fully and Nearly

Fully

Fully adverb - To a full extent or degree.

Nearly is an antonym for fully.

Nearby Word: full

Nearly

Nearly adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Usage example: I nearly fell down the stairs

Fully is an antonym for nearly.

Nearby Word: near

Both words in one sentence

  • Right Through His Pants Inverted in season 6, with Buffy nearly or fully clothed (or invisible) while Spike is given, in his words, "a sock".
  • Light Novel / Aria the Scarlet Ammo Though this nearly happens at least once, such as in Volume 10 when a first year was sleeping with a fully loaded revolver nearly hits Kinji when it falls.
  • World of Buxom So the rampant Clothing Damage ensures you'll be looking at fully exposed breasts nearly every episode.
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