entirely

English

Alternative forms

entierly (chiefly archaic)
intirely (archaic or nonstandard)

Etymology

From Middle English entyerly, entierly, enterely, entyreliche, equivalent to entire +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtaɪəli/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtaɪɹli/
Audio (US) (file)
Hyphenation: en‧tire‧ly

Adverb

entirely (not comparable)

To the full or entire extent.
It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere.
The cake hadn’t entirely been eaten, so some was saved for later.
- 1723, John Smith, The Curiosities of Common Water: Or The Advantages thereof in Preventing and Curing Many Distempers. […], 5th edition, London: […] John and Barham Clark, […], OCLC 722999200, pages 9–10:
  [O]bſerving [...] abundance of Matter floating in the Urine like Bran, with a great Number of Recrements like Cuttings of Hair, ſome above an Inch long, which Subſtances were found in all the Water that I made in above Twelve Months; for which I could get no Remedy: I was adviſed to drink Water, which in about half a Year did intirely free me from thoſe Symptoms, [...]
- 2012 May 15, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: The Dictator”, in The Onion AV Club:
  Unlike Ali G Indahouse, Baron Cohen’s failed attempt to bring his most famous character into an entirely fictional universe, Borat found the comic tension in placing his Kazakhstani buffoon in delicate social situations, like a rodeo where he supports the “War Of Terror” a bit too zealously.
- 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
  As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.
To the exclusion of others.
This part of the park is used entirely by the workers; everyone else will have to go to the other side.

Synonyms

(to the full extent): completely, wholly; see also Thesaurus:completely
(to the exclusion of others): solely, wholly; see also Thesaurus:solely

Related terms

entirety

Translations

to the full extent

Ainu: アアラ (āra)
Bulgarian: напълно (bg) (napǎlno), изцяло (bg) (izcjalo)
Catalan: totalment (ca), enterament (ca)
Czech: zcela (cs)
Danish: helt, fuldstændig, ganske
Dutch: helemaal (nl), geheel (nl), volledig (nl)
French: entièrement (fr)
Galician: totalmente (gl), enteiramente
Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉 (allandjō)
Greek:
Ancient: πάντως (pántōs)
Hungarian: teljesen (hu), egészen (hu)
Japanese: 全部 (ja) (zembu), 全て (ja) (subete), 丸ごと (marugoto)
Latin: omnīnō, funditus
Lithuanian: ištisai, visai, visiškai
Norwegian: fullstendig (no), totalt, komplett (no)
Bokmål: helt (no), helt og holdent (no)
Nynorsk: heilt
Old English: ǣdre
Polish: całkowicie (pl), zupełnie (pl)
Romanian: în întregime, totalmente (ro), cu totul
Russian: по́лностью (ru) (pólnostʹju), вполне́ (ru) (vpolné), всеце́ло (ru) (vsecélo), соверше́нно (ru) (soveršénno), совсе́м (ru) (sovsém)
Sanskrit: केवल (sa) (kevala)
Scottish Gaelic: gu lèir
Slovak: úplne
Telugu: మొత్తముగా (te) (mottamugā)

to the exclusion of others

Bulgarian: само (bg) (samo), единствено (bg) (edinstveno)
Danish: udelukkende
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kun (no), bare (no)
Nynorsk: berre
Russian: исключи́тельно (ru) (isključítelʹno)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

French: ^{(please verify)} entièrement (fr) (1)
Ido: ^{(please verify)} tote (io)
Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} posve (sh) ^{(please verify)} sasvim (sh)
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} totalt (sv) (1), ^{(please verify)} helt och hållet (sv) (1)

Anagrams

entierly, lientery