completely
Americanadverb
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to the whole amount or extent; fully.
Although the river never dries up completely, there are times when the water is barely a trickle.
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thoroughly; totally.
I was so completely disoriented by the chiming of Big Ben as I stood below it that I walked into someone with my ice cream.
Great storytelling and successful social media campaigns are completely interconnected.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-completely adverb
- subcompletely adverb
- uncompletely adverb
Etymology
Origin of completely
Example Sentences
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“I think we’ve made a lot of improvements since that game. Obviously, they have too, and it’s going to be a completely different game from both sides.”
From Los Angeles Times
The problem with this theory was that it turned out to be completely wrong.
He said it meant being “completely subject” to the political jurisdiction of the U.S. and owing it “direct and immediate allegiance.”
The multiple Emmy winner will pick up with a time jump and its characters living as young adults, five years after high school, and things look completely out of control.
From MarketWatch
Over the course of several weeks, the body turns completely to soil.
From BBC
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