entirely

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
  2. adverb without any others being included or involved

Etymology

From Middle English entyerly, entierly, enterely, entyreliche, equivalent to entire + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

wholly, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole

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