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English Dictionary: Entirely by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
entirely
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. without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"
    Synonym(s): entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Entirely \En*tire"ly\, adv.
      1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the
            trace is entirely lost.
  
                     Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea.
                                                                              --Raleigh.
  
      2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely.
  
                     To highest God entirely pray.            --Spenser.
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