Like and Partway

Like

Like adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: the cat would curl up, tightly like, and just go to sleep

Partway and like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Partway" instead an adverb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Partway

Partway adverb - In some measure or degree.
Usage example: his alibi wasn't even partway believable

Like and partway are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead an adverb "Partway".

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.
  • Lovecraftian Superpower 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.
  • 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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