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English Dictionary: Altogether by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Altogether
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
altogether
adv
  1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
    Synonym(s): wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole
    Antonym(s): part, partially, partly
  2. with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"
    Synonym(s): altogether, all told, in all
  3. with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad"
    Synonym(s): all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout ensemble
n
  1. informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
    Synonym(s): raw, altogether, birthday suit
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Altogether \Al`to*geth"er\, adv. [OE. altogedere; al all +
      togedere together. See {Together}.]
      1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.]
  
                     Altogether they went at once.            --Chaucer.
  
      2. Without exception; wholly; completely.
  
                     Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
                                                                              --Ps. xxxix.
                                                                              5.
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