entirely

entirely
adverb /ɪnˈtaɪəli,ɪnˈtaɪɹli/
a) to the full or entire extent.

It is entirely up to you where we go, as Ill be happy with anywhere.

b) to the exclusion of others.

The cake hadnt entirely been eaten, so some was saved for later.

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  • entirely — index en banc, in toto, purely (positively), solely (singly), wholly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • entirely — mid 14c., from ENTIRE (Cf. entire) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • entirely — [adv] completely absolutely, alone, altogether, exclusively, fully, in every respect, only, perfectly, plumb, quite, reservedly, solely, thoroughly, totally, undividedly, uniquely, utterly, well, wholly, without exception, without reservation;… …   New thesaurus

  • entirely — ► ADVERB 1) wholly; completely. 2) solely …   English terms dictionary

  • entirely — [en tīr′lē, intīr′lē] adv. 1. wholly; completely; totally; fully 2. solely; only …   English World dictionary

  • entirely — [[t]ɪnta͟ɪ͟ə(r)li[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v, ADV with cl/group Entirely means completely and not just partly. ...an entirely new approach... Fraud is an entirely different matter... Their price depended almost entirely on their… …   English dictionary

  • entirely — en|tire|ly [ ın taırli ] adverb *** 1. ) completely, or in every way: Towns only a few miles apart can have entirely different dialects. The task is to be handled entirely by federal employees. The city of Napier was entirely rebuilt after an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • entirely */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˈtaɪə(r)lɪ] / US [ɪnˈtaɪrlɪ] adverb 1) completely, or in every way Towns only a few miles apart can have entirely different dialects. The task is to be handled entirely by federal employees. The city of Napier was entirely rebuilt after an… …   English dictionary

  • entirely — adverb completely and in every possible way: an entirely different matter | She devoted herself entirely to her research. | consist/depend entirely etc: The programme consists entirely of taped interviews with survivors of the Holocaust …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • entirely — adverb Date: 14th century 1. to the full or entire extent ; completely < I agree entirely > < you are entirely welcome > 2. to the exclusion of others ; solely < entirely by my own efforts > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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