entirely

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈtaɪɹli/ UK /ɪnˈtaɪəli/ See IPA manual

Freq #2642

Meanings

1

adv
Completely or fully.

It is entirely up to you where we go.
2

adv
Only, with nothing else involved.

He was entirely to blame for the accident.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · completely or fully. completely wholly

2 adv · only, with nothing else... solely exclusively

Word family

Related forms entirety

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Phrases (1)

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entirely antithetical
completely opposed in nature, purpose, or principle

Adverb + adjective

Etymology

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

entyerly Middle English

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Describing Qualities

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