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Partway
Partway adverb - In some measure or degree.
Usage example: his alibi wasn't even partway believable
Both words in one sentence
- Cordelia and Angel were also like this for the first two seasons of Angel, which led to some viewers being displeased when their relationship changed to a romantic one from partway through the third.
Source: Like Brother and Sister -
Pandemonio's Sacraments, in large part, which let you do things like summon tentacled horrors and giant worms; cause a vicious, gigantic toothy grub to manifest by tearing itself partway out of your stomach; or rip off your skin like a tear-away dress to reveal a demonic form underneath.
Source: Lovecraftian Superpower - He starts off like this, as he usually does, but partway through the novel he gets injured and is therefore of little use.
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