entirely

[ en-tahyuhr-lee ]

adverb

1. wholly or fully; completely or unreservedly:

   I am not entirely satisfied with the architect's design.

   Synonyms: thoroughly, totally

2. solely or exclusively.

entirely

/ ɪnˈtaɪəlɪ /

adverb

1. without reservation or exception; wholly; completely
2. solely or exclusively; only

Word History and Origins

Origin of entirely¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; entire, -ly

Example Sentences

Even so, brands trafficking in rice cakes didn’t entirely die out.

From Eater

We have an entirely remote company in North Carolina, Grammarly in Europe… it’s more and more the norm.

From TechCrunch

However, it’s not entirely clear how the world’s leaders will organize this collaborative response.

From Popular-Science

Even better, it also opens up a number of entirely new opportunities to optimize our applications and improve performance.

From Search Engine Land

Sanders’s support came mostly from young and progressive voters who think capitalism should be overhauled or, perhaps, replaced entirely.

From Freakonomics

According to the USDA, student participation began to fall, with 1.4 million students opting out of the lunch program entirely.

From The Daily Beast

That means the F-35 will be almost entirely reliant on long-range air-to-air missiles.

From The Daily Beast

Some will be avoiding New Year festivities entirely—and very sensible folk they are too.

From The Daily Beast

And, not entirely coincidentally, he had to do the song on Johnny Carson.

From The Daily Beast

Some songs get wedged in our memories entirely because of one line.

From The Daily Beast

Thus was the man left entirely to the devil, not even his life being reserved, as in the case of Job.

From Project Gutenberg

In pneumonia chlorids are constantly very low, and in some cases are absent entirely.

From Project Gutenberg

And now, monsieur, if you will communicate to me the nature of your affair, you shall find me entirely at your service.

From Project Gutenberg

In contrast to the Widal, it begins to fade about the end of the second week, and soon thereafter entirely disappears.

From Project Gutenberg

In fact, one evening, his wife and children deserted him entirely and went to settle elsewhere, thinking it was all over with him.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• absolutely
• alone
• altogether
• completely
• exclusively
• fully
• only
• perfectly
• quite
• solely
• thoroughly
• totally
• utterly
• wholly