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entirely definition

entirely


 
  Overview  of  adv  entirely 
 
  The  adv  entirely  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (44)  wholly,  entirely,  completely,  totally,  all  altogether,  whole  --  (to  a  complete  degree  or  to  the  full  or  entire  extent;  "he  was  wholly  convinced";  "entirely  satisfied  with  the  meal";  "it  was  completely  different  from  what  we  expected";  "was  completely  at  fault";  "a  totally  new  situation";  "the  directions  were  all  wrong";  "It  was  not  altogether  her  fault";  "an  altogether  new  approach";  (`whole'  is  often  used  informally  for  `wholly'  as  in  "a  whole  new  idea")) 
  2.  (2)  entirely,  exclusively,  solely,  alone,  only  --  (without  any  others  being  included  or  involved;  "was  entirely  to  blame";  "a  school  devoted  entirely  to  the  needs  of  problem  children";  "he  works  for  Mr  Smith  exclusively";  "did  it  solely  for  money";  "the  burden  of  proof  rests  on  the  prosecution  alone";  "a  privilege  granted  only  to  him") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  entirely 
 
  The  adv  entirely  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (44)  wholly,  entirely,  completely,  totally,  all  altogether,  whole  --  (to  a  complete  degree  or  to  the  full  or  entire  extent;  "he  was  wholly  convinced";  "entirely  satisfied  with  the  meal";  "it  was  completely  different  from  what  we  expected";  "was  completely  at  fault";  "a  totally  new  situation";  "the  directions  were  all  wrong";  "It  was  not  altogether  her  fault";  "an  altogether  new  approach";  (`whole'  is  often  used  informally  for  `wholly'  as  in  "a  whole  new  idea")) 
  2.  (2)  entirely,  exclusively,  solely,  alone,  only  --  (without  any  others  being  included  or  involved;  "was  entirely  to  blame";  "a  school  devoted  entirely  to  the  needs  of  problem  children";  "he  works  for  Mr  Smith  exclusively";  "did  it  solely  for  money";  "the  burden  of  proof  rests  on  the  prosecution  alone";  "a  privilege  granted  only  to  him") 



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