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Entirely

Ih-NTY-ur-lee

/ɪˈntaɪɜːrliː/

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Syllable breakdown

entirely

Dictionary meaning

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

Examples

  • Was entirely to blame.

Synonyms: wholly

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