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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Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
Many consumer goods for The Line’s residents would be produced at another new city, Hexagon, run entirely by robots.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 May 2026
And then Hathaway won an Oscar for it, and everyone was entirely normal about it, flowing with generous takes.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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