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completely

comp·le·tely

UK/kəmˈpliːtli/ US/kʌˈmplitli/ very common

adverb

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”
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2.

so as to be complete; with everything necessary

  • “he had filled out the form completely”
  • “the apartment was completely furnished”

Origin

From complete + -ly.

Phrases

  • alpha and omega
  • but good
  • completely and utterly
  • completely metrizable
  • in spades
  • the dickens

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