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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"The whole weekend we've been off. The car is completely undriveable. I cannot even put a bit of a reference in. Every lap is like survival."
From BBC
If the deal unexpectedly falls apart, Warner Bros stock likely is headed lower since Netflix probably is out of the game completely.
From Barron's
"My dream role is something completely opposite to me," she says.
From BBC
O'Connor says it's completely normal for parents to experience regret, given how enormous and demanding the role is.
From BBC
She said she has been "completely devastated" because she had it written into her will that she wants her ashes buried with her husband.
From BBC
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