completely

[kuhm-pleet-lee]

adverb

1. to the whole amount or extent; fully.

   Although the river never dries up completely, there are times when the water is barely a trickle.

2. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of completely¹

complete + -ly

Example Sentences

"I had to close the payroll. Now I am completely without employees."

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Somehow, the Brewers’ very presence on the field makes their opponents completely forget how to throw and catch the ball.

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“It requires an unbelievably complex combination of systems interacting completely seamlessly,” he said.

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TrustMark said it accepted that more needed to be done and said it remained "completely committed to ensuring strong consumer protection and confidence".

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However, that doesn’t mean investors can relax completely.

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