Definitions for entirely
ɛnˈtaɪər lien·tire·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, wholeadverb

   to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

   "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"; "a whole new idea"

2. entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, onlyadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. entirelyadverb

   to the full or entire extent.

2. entirelyadverb

   to the exclusion of others.

   This part of the park is used entirely by the workers, everyone else will have to go to the other side.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Entirelyadverb

   Etymology: from entire.

   1. In the whole; without division.

   Euphrates, running, sinketh partly into the lakes of Chaldea, and falls not entirely into the Persian sea. Walter Raleigh, History.

   2. Completely; fully.

   Here finish’d he, and all that he had made
   View’d, and beheld! all was entirely good. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Chyle may be said to be a vegetable juice in the stomach and intestines; and, poured upon blood, it seems like oil: as it passeth into the lacteals it grows still more animal, and when it has circulated often with the blood, it is entirely so. Arbuth.

   General consent entirely altered the whole frame of their government. Jonathan Swift.

   3. With firm adherence; faithfully.

   Which when his pensive lady saw from far,
   Great woe and sorrow did her soul assay,
   As weening that the sad end of the war,
   And ’gan to highest God entirely pray. Fairy Queen, b. i.

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1. entirely

   Entirely refers to being wholly or fully; completely or thoroughly. It signifies the total inclusion or exclusion of something without any reservations or exceptions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Entirelyadverb

   in an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost

2. Entirelyadverb

   without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'entirely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1531

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'entirely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1634

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'entirely' in Adverbs Frequency: #138

Anagrams for entirely »

1. lientery

How to pronounce entirely?

1. Alex

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of entirely in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of entirely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of entirely in a Sentence

1. Zhang Baohui:

   This is something entirely fresh for Taiwan politics – here is a candidate who sees everything through the pragmatic angle of a businessman rather than raw politics or ideology, he has no baggage and that will be a fascinating scenario.

2. David Marcus:

   We've always said that we wouldn't go forward unless we have addressed all legitimate concerns and get proper regulatory approval. So it's not entirely up to us.

3. William James:

   Our normal waking consciousness is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different. No account of the universe in its totality can be final which leaves these other forms of consciousness quite disregarded.

4. George Bernard Shaw:

   The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post.

5. Todd Stern:

   It is entirely premature, really premature to assume the Clean Power Plan will be struck down but, even if it were, come what may, we are sticking to our plan to sign, to join, we're going to go ahead and sign the agreement this year.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=entirely
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Entirely
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=entirely
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely