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Dictionary: en·tire·ly   (ĕn-tīr') pronunciation
adv.
  1. Wholly; completely: entirely satisfied with the meal.
  2. Solely or exclusively: He was entirely to blame.

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  1. To the fullest extent: absolutely, all, altogether, completely, dead, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, utterly, well2, wholly. Informal clean, clear. Idioms: in toto, through and through. See big/small/amount, limited/unlimited.
  2. To the exclusion of anyone or anything else: alone, but, exclusively, only, solely. See include/exclude.

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Definition: completely
Antonyms: incompletely, partially


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IN BRIEF: To a complete degree or to the full extent.

pronunciation Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. — Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly' as in"a whole new idea")
  Synonyms: wholly, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole
  Derived from adjective: entire (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: without any others being included or involved
  Synonyms: exclusively, solely, alone, only


 
 
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