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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUL'LY, adv.
1. Completely; entirely; without lack or defect; in a manner to give satisfaction; to the extent desired; as, to be fully persuaded of the truth of a proposition.
2. Completely; perfectly. Things partially known in this life will be hereafter fully disclosed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" [syn: fully, to the full, full]
2: sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed" [syn: amply, fully] [ant: meagerly, meagrely, slenderly, sparingly]
3: referring to a quantity; "the amount was paid in full" [syn: in full, fully]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: before 12th century 1. in a full manner or degree ; completely 2. at least <fully nine tenths of us> Usage: see plenty

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 completely, entirely (am fully aware). 2 no less or fewer than (fully 60). Phrases and idioms: fully-fashioned (of women's clothing) shaped to fit the body. fully-fledged mature. Etymology: OE fullice (as FULL(1), -LY(2))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fully Ful"ly, adv. In a full manner or degree; completely; entirely; without lack or defect; adequately; satisfactorily; as, to be fully persuaded of the truth of a proposition. Fully committed (Law), committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for examination. Syn: Completely; entirely; maturely; plentifuly; abundantly; plenteously; copiously; largely; amply; sufficiently; perfectly.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Fully means to the greatest degree or extent possible. She was fully aware of my thoughts... I don't fully agree with that. = completely ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v 2. You use fully to say that a process is completely finished. He had still not fully recovered. ADV: ADV with v 3. If you describe, answer, or deal with something fully, you leave out nothing that should be mentioned or dealt with. Major elements of these debates are discussed more fully later in this book. ADV: ADV with v 4. Fully is used to emphasize how great an amount is. (WRITTEN) Fully 30% of the poor could not even afford access to illegal shanties. ADV: ADV amount [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. Completely, entirely, abundantly, largely, full, to the full.

Moby Thesaurus

absolutely, abundantly, affluently, altogether, aplenty, at length, bottomlessly, bounteously, bountifully, completely, comprehensively, copiously, diffusely, effusely, entirely, exhaustively, extravagantly, exuberantly, faultlessly, flawlessly, generously, globally, hundred per cent, ideally, immaculately, impeccably, in abundance, in detail, in extenso, in full, in full measure, in good supply, in particular, in plenty, in quantity, in toto, inclusively, inexhaustibly, infallibly, inside out, integrally, just right, largely, lavishly, liberally, maximally, minutely, no end, one and all, opulently, outright, overflowingly, particularly, perfectly, plenteously, plentifully, plumb, prodigally, profusely, purely, quite, richly, riotously, roundly, specifically, spotlessly, superabundantly, thoroughly, through-and-through, to the full, to the hilt, totally, tout a fait, unconditionally, unreservedly, utterly, wholly