completely
Americanadverb
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to the whole amount or extent; fully.
Although the river never dries up completely, there are times when the water is barely a trickle.
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thoroughly; totally.
I was so completely disoriented by the chiming of Big Ben as I stood below it that I walked into someone with my ice cream.
Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-completely adverb
- subcompletely adverb
- uncompletely adverb
Etymology
Origin of completely
Example Sentences
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Authorities have expressed optimism that the soldiers' presence will make a difference this time around but Lamb is not completely convinced.
From BBC
Levy: I have a completely unfounded fear of being trapped in an organized criminal situation.
From Los Angeles Times
"In another child, the therapy completely suppressed metabolic crises that occurred almost monthly, while another patient no longer suffered from epileptic seizures."
From Science Daily
“I think we’ve made a lot of improvements since that game. Obviously, they have too, and it’s going to be a completely different game from both sides.”
From Los Angeles Times
The problem with this theory was that it turned out to be completely wrong.
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