Partly
Partly adverb - In some measure or degree.
Usage example: you're only partly right
Somewhat is a synonym for partly in partially topic. In some cases you can use "Somewhat" instead an adverb "Partly", when it comes to topics like to a certain degree, not completely.
Somewhat
Somewhat adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: wear a jacket as it's somewhat chilly today
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Somewhat gender-flipped on Lost: Susan is able to take Walt from Michael partly because she's the mother and partly because she's the one with the money and the good job.
Source: Taking the Kids - Animorphs: Almost every character has several of these, partly because the later novels are ghostwritten by multiple authors and characters do vary somewhat depending on who is doing the writing.
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Somewhat strangely for a game set partly in the ruins of northern Virginia, no other character has an accent remotely like his.
Source: Deep South
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