entirely
adverb
en·tire·ly
in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē 
ˈen-ˌtī(-ə)r-
1
: to the full or entire extent : completely
I agree entirely
you are entirely welcome
2
: to the exclusion of others : solely
entirely by my own efforts
Examples of entirely in a Sentence
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 June 2025
Planned entirely in secret, the journey became a love letter in itinerary form.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 1 June 2025
Google Drive loyalists are starting to second-guess their subscriptions because there’s a new 2TB cloud storage deal that skips monthly billing entirely.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 June 2025
When the works’ motors are switched on, the sculptures spin rapidly and the texts dissolve in a whirl of motion, becoming nearly or entirely illegible.
—Marina Isgro, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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