completely

completely
adverb
1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') (Freq. 37)
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he was wholly convinced

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entirely satisfied with the meal

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it was completely different from what we expected

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was completely at fault

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a totally new situation

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the directions were all wrong

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it was not altogether her fault

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an altogether new approach

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a whole new idea

Syn: ↑wholly, ↑entirely, ↑totally, ↑all, ↑altogether, ↑whole
Ant: ↑partly (for: ↑wholly)
Derived from adjective: ↑total (for: ↑totally), ↑complete, ↑entire (for: ↑entirely), ↑whole (for: ↑wholly)
Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
2. so as to be complete; with everything necessary (Freq. 10)
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he had filled out the form completely

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the apartment was completely furnished

Derived from adjective: ↑complete

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