to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
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all |
altogether |
completely |
entirely |
right |
totally |
whole |
wholly |
sample sentences
"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"
"she felt right at home"
"he fell right into the trap"
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