# entirely

Pronunciation: US say "in-TY-er-lee" /ɪnˈtaɪɹli/; UK say "in-TY-uh-lee" /ɪnˈtaɪəli/

## Adverb

1. Completely, to the full degree, with nothing remaining or excluded.
   - Simple: In a complete way, with nothing missing or left out.
   - _The old bridge was entirely rebuilt after the flood._
   - _His reasoning was entirely sound, and no one could find a flaw in it._
2. Solely, to the exclusion of everything else.
   - Simple: Only, with nothing else included or involved.
   - _His recovery was due entirely to months of careful treatment._
   - _Responsibility for the error lies entirely with the supplier._

## Origin

From Middle English entyerly (also entierly, enterely), equivalent to "entire" combined with the suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/entirely (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).