fully: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words

Prefixes of fully

carefully
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carefully
- adverb taking care or paying attention
  they watched carefully
- adverb as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
  cautiously.
  she ventured cautiously downstairs
  
  they handled the incident with kid gloves
successfully

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successfully
- adverb with success; in a successful manner
  she performed the surgery successfully
faithfully

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faithfully
- adverb in a faithful manner
  dependably; reliably.
  it always came on, faithfully, like the radio
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painfully
- adverb unpleasantly
  distressingly.
  his ignorance was painfully obvious
- adverb in or as if in pain
  sorely.
  she moved painfully forward
  
  sorely wounded
powerfully

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powerfully
- adverb in a powerful manner
  strongly.
  the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist
- adverb in a manner having a powerful influence
  potently.
  Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind
gracefully

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gracefully
- adverb in a graceful manner
  she swooped gracefully
- adverb in a gracious or graceful manner
  graciously.
  he did not have a chance to grow up graciously
awfully

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awfully
- adverb used as intensifiers
  awful; terribly; frightfully.
  terribly interesting
  
  I'm awful sorry
- adverb of a dreadful kind
  horribly; dreadfully.
  there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning
hopefully

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hopefully
- adverb with hope; in a hopeful manner
  we searched hopefully for a good position
- adverb it is hoped
  hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday
beautifully

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beautifully
- adverb in a beautiful manner
  attractively.
  her face was beautifully made up
wonderfully

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wonderfully
- adverb (used as an intensifier) extremely well
  wondrously; marvellously; terrifically; superbly; wondrous; toppingly; marvelously.
  her voice is superbly disciplined
  
  the colors changed wondrously slowly
cheerfully

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cheerfully
- adverb in a cheerful manner
  he cheerfully agreed to do it
thoughtfully

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thoughtfully
- adverb in a thoughtful manner
  he stared thoughtfully out the window
- adverb showing consideration and thoughtfulness
  he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share
forcefully

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forcefully
- adverb with full force
  we are seeing this film too late to feel its original impact forcefully
unsuccessfully

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unsuccessfully
- adverb without success
  she tried unsuccessfully to persuade him to buy a new car
peacefully

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peacefully
- adverb in a peaceful manner
  the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully
respectfully

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respectfully
- adverb in a respectful manner
  might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity?
gratefully

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gratefully
- adverb with appreciation; in a grateful manner
  appreciatively.
  he accepted my offer appreciatively
- adverb in a thankful manner; with thanks
  thankfully.
  he accepted thankfully my apologies
usefully

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usefully
- adverb in a useful manner
  extra money could be usefully spent on this project
lawfully

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lawfully
- adverb in a manner acceptable to common custom
  licitly; legitimately.
  you cannot do this legitimately!
- adverb by law; conforming to the law
  legally; de jure.
  we are lawfully wedded now
rightfully

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rightfully
- adverb by right
  truly.
  baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime
dreadfully

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dreadfully
- adverb of a dreadful kind
  horribly; awfully.
  there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning
- adverb in a dreadful manner
  dismally.
  as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed
unlawfully

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unlawfully
- adverb not conforming to the law
  they were unlawfully married
woefully

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woefully
- adverb in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
  deplorably; lamentably; sadly.
  he was sadly neglected
  
  it was woefully inadequate
dutifully

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dutifully
- adverb out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner
  he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday
fearfully

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fearfully
- adverb in fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully"
- adverb in an alarming manner
  they were fearfully attacked
mercifully

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mercifully
- adverb in a compassionate manner
  he dealt with the thief mercifully
doubtfully

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doubtfully
- adverb in a doubtful manner
  dubiously.
  Gerald shook his head doubtfully
helpfully

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helpfully
- adverb in a helpful manner
  the subtitles are helpfully conveyed
skillfully

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skillfully
- adverb with skill
  skilfully.
  fragments of a nearly complete jug, skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology
truthfully

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truthfully
- adverb with truth
  I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation
  
  he answered the question as truthfully as he could
skilfully

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skilfully
- adverb with skill
  skillfully.
  fragments of a nearly complete jug, skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology
delightfully

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delightfully
- adverb in a delightful manner
  the farm house, though in itself a small one, is delightfully situated
wrongfully

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wrongfully
- adverb in an unjust or unfair manner
  the employee claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed
  
  people who were wrongfully imprisoned should be released
artfully

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artfully
- adverb in an artful manner
  her foot pointed artfully toward tapering toes
- adverb in a disingenuous manner
  disingenuously.
  disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work
purposefully

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purposefully
- adverb in a purposeful manner
  he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car
playfully

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playfully
- adverb in a playful manner
  she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully
meaningfully

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meaningfully
- adverb in a meaningful manner; so as to be meaningful
  He glanced at her meaningfully
joyfully

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joyfully
- adverb in a joyous and gleeful manner
  joyously; gleefully.
  the old man had greeted her gleefully
wistfully

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wistfully
- adverb in a wistful manner
  his sister would have looked beautiful in that dress, he thought wistfully, just like an angel
gleefully

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gleefully
- adverb in a joyous and gleeful manner
  joyously; joyfully.
  the old man had greeted her gleefully
scornfully

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scornfully
- adverb without respect; in a disdainful manner
  disdainfully; contemptuously; contumeliously.
  she spoke of him contemptuously
blissfully

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blissfully
- adverb in a blissful manner
  he was blissfully unaware of the danger
pitifully

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pitifully
- adverb to a pitiful degree
  wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women
thankfully

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thankfully
- adverb in a thankful manner; with thanks
  gratefully.
  he accepted thankfully my apologies
- adverb let us be thankful that
  thankfully he didn't come to the party
willfully

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willfully
- adverb in a willful manner
  wilfully.
  she had willfully deceived me
ruefully

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ruefully
- adverb in a rueful manner
  contritely; remorsefully.
  `I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully
wilfully

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wilfully
- adverb in a willful manner
  willfully.
  she had willfully deceived me
mournfully

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mournfully
- adverb in a mournful manner
  the young man stared into his glass mournfully
tactfully

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tactfully
- adverb showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner
  he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble
regretfully

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regretfully
- adverb with regret (used in polite formulas)
  I must regretfully decline your kind invitation
plentifully

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plentifully
- adverb in a bountiful manner
  plenteously; bounteously; bountifully.
bountifully

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bountifully
- adverb in a bountiful manner
  plenteously; bounteously; plentifully.
tastefully

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tastefully
- adverb with taste; in a tasteful manner
  tastily.
  the house was tastefully decorated
fitfully

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fitfully
- adverb in a fitful manner
  he slept fitfully
fruitfully

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fruitfully
- adverb in a productive way
  productively; profitably.
  they worked together productively for two years
reproachfully

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reproachfully
- adverb in a reproving or reproachful manner
  reprovingly.
  she spoke to him reprovingly
unmercifully

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unmercifully
- adverb without pity; in a merciless manner
  pitilessly; mercilessly; remorselessly.
  he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House
deceitfully

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deceitfully
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
  dishonestly; venally.
  he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend
shamefully

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shamefully
- adverb in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
  ignominiously; ingloriously; disgracefully; discreditably; dishonorably; dishonourably.
  his grades were disgracefully low
masterfully

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masterfully
- adverb in a skillfully masterful manner; with the skill of a master
  the young boy played the violin sonata masterfully
gainfully

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gainfully
- adverb in a gainful way
  are you gainfully employed now?
disrespectfully

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disrespectfully
- adverb in a disrespectful manner
  he treats his parents rather disrespectfully
disgracefully

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disgracefully
- adverb in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
  shamefully; ignominiously; ingloriously; discreditably; dishonorably; dishonourably.
  his grades were disgracefully low
fancifully

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fancifully
- adverb in a fanciful manner
  whimsically.
  the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated
sorrowfully

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sorrowfully
- adverb in a sorrowful manner
- adverb with sadness; in a sorrowful manner
  dolefully.
  his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army
manfully

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manfully
- adverb in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
  manly.
  having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home
disdainfully

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disdainfully
- adverb in a proud and domineering manner
  cavalierly.
  he treated his staff cavalierly
- adverb without respect; in a disdainful manner
  contemptuously; contumeliously; scornfully.
  she spoke of him contemptuously
mindfully

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mindfully
- adverb in a careful deliberate manner
  advertently; heedfully.
spitefully

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spitefully
- adverb in a maliciously spiteful manner
  despitefully.
  pray for them that despitefully use us
- adverb with spite; in a spiteful manner
  he answered his accusers spitefully
dolefully

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dolefully
- adverb with sadness; in a sorrowful manner
  sorrowfully.
  his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army
bashfully

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bashfully
- adverb in a shy or timid or bashful manner
  shyly; timidly.
  he smiled shyly
tearfully

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tearfully
- adverb with tears; in a tearful manner
  the man confessed tearfully to having beaten his wife
resentfully

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resentfully
- adverb with resentment; in a resentful manner
  the best doctors would stay resentfully out of the national service, refusing to become the minions of a Minister
fretfully

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fretfully
- adverb in a fretful manner
  fretfully, the baby tossed in his crib
wrathfully

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wrathfully
- adverb in a wrathful manner
  he looked at her, not wrathfully now, but quizzically
frightfully

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frightfully
- adverb used as intensifiers
  awful; terribly; awfully.
  terribly interesting
  
  I'm awful sorry
uneventfully

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uneventfully
- adverb in an uneventful manner
  the space shuttle landed uneventfully
prayerfully

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prayerful
- adjective satellite disposed to pray or appearing to pray
colorfully

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colorful
- adjective having striking color
  colourful.
  colorful autumn leaves
- adjective striking in variety and interest
  colourful.
  a colorful period of history
  
  a colorful character
  
  colorful language
insightfully

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insightful
- adjective satellite exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception
  an insightful parent
  
  the chapter is insightful and suggestive of new perspectives"-R.C.Angell
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sinfully

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sinful
- adjective satellite characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
  iniquitous; ungodly.
  iniquitous deeds
  
  he said it was sinful to wear lipstick
  
  ungodly acts
- adjective satellite having committed unrighteous acts
  unholy; wicked.
  a sinful person
unfaithfully

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unfaithfully
- adverb in an unfaithful undependable unreliable manner
  unreliably; undependably.
distastefully

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distastefully
- adverb in an offensively distasteful manner
  a distastefully explicit report on the Royal couple's marital life
- adverb in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree
  revoltingly; disgustingly; sickeningly.
  the beggar was disgustingly filthy
harmfully

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harmfully
- adverb in a detrimental manner
  noxiously; detrimentally.
ungracefully

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ungracefully
- adverb without grace; rigidly
  woodenly; ungraciously; gracelessly.
  they moved woodenly
tunefully

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tunefully
- adverb in a melodious manner
  melodiously.
  she sang melodiously
balefully

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balefully
- adverb in a baleful manner
  she looked at him balefully
unhelpfully

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unhelpfully
- adverb in an unhelpful manner
  he stood by unhelpfully while the house burned down
lustfully

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lustfully
- adverb in a lustful manner
  he looked at the young woman lustfully
hatefully

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hatefully
- adverb in a hateful manner
trustfully

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trustfully
- adverb with trust; in a trusting manner
  confidingly; trustingly.
  she looked at her father trustingly
- adverb in a trustful manner
  his mouth grinned trustfully
distrustfully

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distrustfully
- adverb with distrust
  mistrustfully.
  she looked at him distrustfully
resourcefully

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resourcefully
- adverb in a resourceful manner
mirthfully

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mirthfully
- adverb in a joyous manner
  blithely; happily; merrily; gayly; jubilantly.
  they shouted happily
mistrustfully

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mistrustfully
- adverb with distrust
  distrustfully.
  she looked at him distrustfully
needfully

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needfully
- adverb in an essential manner
  necessarily.
  such expenses are necessarily incurred
boastfully

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boastfully
- adverb in a boastful manner
  large; vauntingly; big.
  he talked big all evening
wastefully

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wastefully
- adverb to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree
  prodigally.
  we are still prodigally rich compared to others
watchfully

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watchfully
- adverb in a watchful manner
  vigilantly.
ungratefully

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ungratefully
- adverb in an ungrateful manner
  unappreciatively.
despitefully

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despitefully
- adverb in a maliciously spiteful manner
  spitefully.
  pray for them that despitefully use us
soulfully

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soulfully
- adverb in a soulful manner
  he looked at her soulfully
youthfully

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youthfully
- adverb in a youthful manner
  he is still youthfully enthusiastic
untruthfully

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untruthfully
- adverb in a mendacious and untruthful manner
  mendaciously.
  I told him, quite untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave
restfully

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restfully
- adverb in a restful manner
  quietly.
  the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass
distressfully

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distressfully
- adverb with distress
  `Doctor Rother says it's his only chance,' she added distressfully
heedfully

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heedfully
- adverb in a careful deliberate manner
  advertently; mindfully.
forgetfully

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forgetfully
- adverb in a forgetful manner
  she is getting old and acts forgetfully
fatefully

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fatefully
- adverb in a prophetically fateful manner
  the nurse whispered fatefully to call the priest
remorsefully

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remorsefully
- adverb in a rueful manner
  ruefully; contritely.
  `I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully
wishfully

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wishfully
- adverb in a wishful manner
  he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame
zestfully

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zestfully
- adverb with zest
  zestily.
  she scrubbed the floors of the new apartment zestfully
vengefully

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vengefully
- adverb in a vindictive, revengeful manner
  revengefully; vindictively.
  he plotted vindictively against his former superiors
healthfully

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healthful
- adjective conducive to good health of body or mind
  a healthful climate
  
  a healthful environment
  
  healthful nutrition
  
  healthful sleep
  
  Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance
- adjective free from filth and pathogens
  sanitary.
  sanitary conditions for preparing food
  
  a sanitary washroom
colourfully

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colourful
- adjective striking in variety and interest
  colorful.
  a colorful period of history
  
  a colorful character
  
  colorful language
- adjective having striking color
  colorful.
  colorful autumn leaves
wofully

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woeful
- adjective satellite affected by or full of grief or woe
  woebegone.
  his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
- adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
  miserable; execrable; deplorable; wretched.
  deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
  
  woeful treatment of the accused
  
  woeful errors of judgment
worshipfully

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worshipful
- adjective satellite showing adoration
  adoring.
- adjective satellite showing great reverence for god
  reverent; godly.
  a godly man
  
  leading a godly life
unskilfully

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unskilfully
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pridefully

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prideful
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
  overbearing; haughty; swaggering; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
  some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
  
  haughty aristocrats
  
  his lordly manners were offensive
  
  walked with a prideful swagger
  
  very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
  
  his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
  
  a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
  triumphal; rejoicing; triumphant; exulting; exultant; jubilant.
  rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day
  
  a triumphal success
  
  a triumphant shout
hurtfully

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hurtful
- adjective satellite causing hurt
  her hurtful unconsidered words
- adjective satellite harmful to living things
  deleterious; injurious.
  deleterious chemical additives
unskillfully

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unskillful
- adjective satellite poorly done
  botchy; butcherly.
  a botchy piece of work
  
  it was an unskillful attempt
effortfully

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effortful
- adjective requiring great physical effort
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guilefully

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guileful
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
  tricky; wily; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; tricksy; dodgy; crafty; cunning.
  cunning men often pass for wise
  
  deep political machinations
  
  a foxy scheme
  
  a slick evasive answer
  
  sly as a fox
  
  tricky Dick
  
  a wily old attorney
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About Prefix and Suffix Words

This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `fully`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `fully`, some are not.
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fully: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words

Prefixes of fully

carefully

successfully

faithfully

painfully

powerfully

gracefully

awfully

hopefully

beautifully

wonderfully

cheerfully

thoughtfully

forcefully

unsuccessfully

peacefully

respectfully

gratefully

usefully

lawfully

rightfully

dreadfully

unlawfully

woefully

dutifully

fearfully

mercifully

doubtfully

helpfully

skillfully

truthfully

skilfully

delightfully

wrongfully

artfully

purposefully

playfully

meaningfully

joyfully

wistfully

gleefully

scornfully

blissfully

pitifully

thankfully

willfully

ruefully

wilfully

mournfully

tactfully

regretfully

plentifully

bountifully

tastefully

fitfully

fruitfully

reproachfully

unmercifully

deceitfully

shamefully

masterfully

gainfully

disrespectfully

disgracefully

fancifully

sorrowfully

manfully

disdainfully

mindfully

spitefully

dolefully

bashfully

tearfully

resentfully

fretfully

wrathfully

frightfully

uneventfully

prayerful