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entirely

Letters that make entirely

e, l, n, r, t, i, y are letters that make 'entirely'

Words within entirely

el, re, ti, NT, IR, tire, en, rely, EL, entire, ire, Re, Ir, Ti are words within 'entirely'

Anagrams of entirely

lientery is an anagram of 'entirely'

entirely is an 8 letter word starting with e
entirely is an 8 letter word ending with y

2 possible definitions for 'entirely'

Entirely as "without any others being included or involved"

Under this definition, entirely is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

only, exclusively, solely, alone have the same meaning as 'entirely'

Pertain to entirely

sole(a), exclusive pertain to 'entirely'.

Example of entirely used within this context

"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"

Entirely as "to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')"

Under this definition, entirely is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

whole, wholly, all, completely, totally, altogether have the same meaning as 'entirely'

Antonyms

partially, partly, part have the opposite meaning of 'entirely'

entirely Usage

'entirely' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Pertain to entirely

whole, full, entire, total, complete pertain to 'entirely'.

Example of entirely used within this context

"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"