WHICHWORD?
partly/partially
Partlyandpartiallybothmean'notcompletely':Theroadispartly/partiallyfinished.Partlyisespeciallyusedtotalkaboutthereasonforsomething,oftenfollowedbybecauseordueto:
Ididn'tenjoythetripverymuch,partlybecauseoftheweather.Partiallyshouldbeusedwhenyouaretalkingaboutphysicalconditions:
Hismotherispartiallyblind.
partially
adverb
partly;notcompletely:Theroadwaspartiallyblockedbyafallentree.◆asocietyfortheblindandpartiallysighted(=peoplewhocanseeverylittle).◆It'sonlypartiallytrue.
partly
adverb
tosomeextent;notcompletely:Somepeopleareunwillingtoattendtheclassespartlybecauseofthecostinvolved.◆Hewasonlypartlyresponsiblefortheaccident.