entirely
/ɪnˈtaɪəli/in-TIGH-ur-lee
/ɪnˈtaɪɚli/in-TIGH-ur-lee
Meaningin a whole way
Common meaning: completely
- entiruntouched, whole, intactLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 987 · scan
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from entire + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ENTIRE, p.192 · scan
Roots
- integer, -gra, -grum Latin “untouched, whole, intact”
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