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entirely
(mass) | entirely
- úplne, celkom, plno |
entirely
(encz) | entirely,docela adv: |
entirely
(encz) | entirely,nadobro Zdeněk Brož |
entirely
(encz) | entirely,naprosto Zdeněk Brož |
entirely
(encz) | entirely,plně adv: |
entirely
(encz) | entirely,úplně Zdeněk Brož |
entirely
(encz) | entirely,zcela adv: |
Entirely
(gcide) | Entirely \En*tire"ly\, adv.
1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the
trace is entirely lost.
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Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea.
--Raleigh.
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2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely.
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To highest God entirely pray. --Spenser.
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entirely
(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"
[syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally,
all, altogether, whole] [ant: 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" [syn:
entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
entirely
(mass) | entirely
- úplne, celkom, plno |
entirely
(encz) | entirely,docela adv: entirely,nadobro Zdeněk Brožentirely,naprosto Zdeněk Brožentirely,plně adv: entirely,úplně Zdeněk Brožentirely,zcela adv: |
entirely
(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"
[syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally,
all, altogether, whole] [ant: 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" [syn:
entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only] |
not entirely unlike x
(jargon) | not entirely unlike X
Used ironically of things which are in fact almost entirely unlike X,
except for one feature which the speaker clearly regards as insignificant.
“That is not entirely unlike cool...at least it's small.” Comes directly
from the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy scene in which the food
synthesizer on the starship Heart of Gold dispenses something “almost, but
not quite, entirely unlike tea”.
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