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entirely

/ɛnˈtaɪərli/
/ɛnˈtaɪəli/
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A white shirt that becomes covered entirely with mud is so completely and totally cloaked that no white will show through. Likewise, if your carelessness is entirely to blame for the muddied shirt, it was your fault and no one else's.

The word entirely describes the idea of completeness and wholeness. For instance, someone could be entirely focused on a book they're reading, showing that it has their full attention. A room cleaned entirely has no dust or clutter anywhere, and a story told entirely includes every detail. Something done entirely by one person has been wholly completed by that one person.

Definitions of entirely
  1. adverb
    to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
    entirely satisfied with the meal”
  2. adverb
    without any others being included or involved
    “was entirely to blame”
    synonyms: alone, exclusively, only, solely
Pronunciation
US
/ɛnˈtaɪərli/
UK
/ɛnˈtaɪəli/
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