entirely

adverb

en·​tire·​ly in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē How to pronounce entirely (audio)
ˈen-ˌtī(-ə)r-
1
: to the full or entire extent : completely
I agree entirely
you are entirely welcome
2
: to the exclusion of others : solely
entirely by my own efforts

Examples of entirely in a Sentence

are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
Recent Examples on the Web There’s a trailer painted entirely pink with two pink lawn chairs and a makeshift pink picket fence denoting the inhabitant’s informal property line. Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024 The history of the Queen of Elysian Heights is not entirely clear, but it is believed to have been built in 1895, around the time when the community was first subdivided. Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024 Now almost entirely emptied of its contents — which, together with the art, objects and furnishings from Gastou’s Quai Malaquais apartment, will go on sale at Sotheby’s in Paris on March 19 — the house is ready to begin yet another chapter. Aimee Farrell, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 That might not be entirely (or even mostly) due to biology: Researchers are now theorizing that heteronormative gender inequities are contributing factors to low libido in women. Varuna Srinivasan, Allure, 15 Mar. 2024 That work that could be helpful to Apple, which is focused on running AI on devices rather than entirely in the cloud. Mark Gurman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024 But something that strange just happened in California’s primary: Former Dodgers great and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey advanced to the general election along with Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff — after being elevated almost entirely by the other team. David Daley, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 As wild as this all sounds, one plot point in this conclusion is entirely accurate: Truman Capote’s ashes were, in fact, sold on the auction block after Carson’s death, according to executive director and co-founder of Julien’s Auctions Martin Nolan. Meredith Woerner, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024 Now the case hasn't been entirely resolved yet, but in the latter half of last year, a federal judge heard TikTok's case and decided not to let this bill go into effect at the first of this year. Lauren Goode Michael Calore, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of entirely was in the 14th century

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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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