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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole'; is often used informally for `wholly');
- Example: "he was wholly convinced"
- Example: "entirely satisfied with the meal"
- Example: "it was completely different from what we expected"
- Example: "was completely at fault"
- Example: "a totally new situation"
- Example: "the directions were all wrong"
- Example: "it was not altogether her fault"
- Example: "an altogether new approach"
- Example: "a whole new idea"
[syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole]

2. without any others being included or involved;
- Example: "was entirely to blame"
- Example: "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"
- Example: "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"
- Example: "did it solely for money"
- Example: "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"
- Example: "a privilege granted only to him"
[syn: entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Entirely \En*tire"ly\, adv.
   1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the
      trace is entirely lost.
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            Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea.
                                                  --Raleigh.
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   2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely.
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            To highest God entirely pray.         --Spenser.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

entirely
    adv 1: 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"
           [syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally,
           all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially,
           partly]
    2: 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" [syn:
       entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only]