Entirely meaning

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Wholly; completely; totally; fully.
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Wholly; completely.

Entirely satisfied with the meal.

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Solely or exclusively.

He was entirely to blame.

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Solely; only.
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To the full or entire extent.

It is entirely up to you where we go, as I'll be happy with anywhere. The cake hadn't entirely been eaten, so some was saved for later.

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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.

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Origin of entirely

  • entire +‎ -ly

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Entirely Sentence Examples

  • For which I feel entirely responsible.

  • Well, that wasn't entirely true.

  • He'd gone away for a few months and returned to an entirely new world.

  • For the first time this week, she didn't feel entirely doomed.

  • I've broken several already, but this one is entirely out of my ability to influence.

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