entirely

/ˈɛntaɪərli/

completely or wholly

She agreed entirely with his proposal.

She completely agreed with his proposal.

formal

completely or wholly; without exception

The project was entirely successful.

The project was completely successful without any issues.

He was entirely wrong about the situation.

He was completely mistaken about the situation.

Often used to emphasize the completeness of an action or state.

Collocations

entirely possiblecompletely possibleentirely differentcompletely differententirely separatecompletely separate

Use 'entirely' to stress that something is complete or without exception.

'Entirely' is often used in formal writing and speech to convey completeness.

From Middle English 'entirely,' from Old French 'entier,' meaning 'whole' or 'complete,' from Latin 'integer,' meaning 'whole, entire.'

Often used to emphasize the totality or completeness of something. Can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

entire

whole or complete

root

-ly

adverb suffix

suffix

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