Partly
Also in form pertly m.Lan.1 [pa'rtli, pe'rtli, pa'tli.] 1.
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Also in form pertly m.Lan.1 [pa'rtli, pe'rtli, pa'tli.] 1. In comb, (i) Partly true, true in every detail or part ; (2) — what, partly, almost, nearly ; to some extent, partially.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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