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entirely

  • adverb
  • tire·ly
  • /ɪnˈtaɪəli/

To the full or entire extent.

Example

“It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere.”

Other meanings

  1. To the exclusion of others; solely.

    “I'm entirely to blame.”

Synonyms

  • wholly
  • completely
  • totally
  • all
  • altogether
  • whole

Related words

  • entirety

Example sentences

  • “We should get rid of flags entirely.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “Could it have been avoided entirely?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “It's not entirely legal.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "entyerly".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “entirely” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.