to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
<adv.all> he was wholly convinced entirely satisfied with the meal it was completely different from what we expected was completely at fault a totally new situation the directions were all wrong it was not altogether her fault an altogether new approach a whole new idea
without any others being included or involved
<adv.all> was entirely to blame a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children he works for Mr. Smith exclusively did it solely for money the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone a privilege granted only to him
Entirely \En*tire"ly\, adv. 1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the trace is entirely lost.
Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea. --Raleigh.
2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely.
To highest God entirely pray. --Spenser.
In addition, union and management have promised to work together to resolve problems arising from layoffs, production schedule changes, major investments and day-to-day decisions once left entirely to management.
London could win but it requires a level of unity and co-operation which has not been seen in recent years." 'My sentiments entirely,' said the sports minister.
It's entirely possible, of course, that their enthusiasm came partly from the fact that most of them couldn't see much of what was going on.
But it would leave enough goodies to go around that hardly anyone need be entirely dissatisfied.
And because costs in the dump business are mostly fixed, additional volume after a certain level is almost entirely profit.
The administration's record hasn't been entirely negative. Spurred by the warnings of scientists, it supported the international agreement to reduce emissions of chemicals that are destroying the Earth's ozone layer.
It is not an entirely fungible commodity, since there are various types and grades of oil, but the types and grades are widely dispersed.
In the house, there is a staircase that is an architectural tour de force and the whole interior of the chapel is a decorative triumph. The recent history of Wardour has not been entirely happy.
It organised the recent protests and wants to scrap the European reforms entirely and raise prices.
It is entirely coincidental that such scrutinies require the headhunter to host many tax-deductible entertaining events at home, on ski weekends and during sailing parties.
Whether it increases sales of sweets, petrol or toothpaste as effectively as the old jingles and pack shots is a different matter entirely.
It is "entirely possible" that this could trigger similar reviews in other states, said Glynn Young, a spokesman for St. Louis-based Monsanto, a major chemical producer.
This is a tough assignment because trustees are never entirely in the know.
But he wasn't entirely startled by this win: He had bought 200 raffle tickets.
The credit unit's problems aren't entirely over.
His confidence was based almost entirely on the latest quarterly survey of industrial trends from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Seattle-based Boeing planned to invest $3 billion in an entirely new aircraft design but didn't think airlines were ready.
Mr. Tauer doesn't plan to jettison health care stocks entirely, although he has trimmed his medical-related holdings to about 13% of his total portfolio from 20%.
"It's hard to eliminate the adversarial approach entirely, but we have a common purpose," says Mr. Murphy, "an agreement that both sides can live with."
That will throw up very positive cashflow in 1993-94. The hiatus in 1992 is entirely to do with Davy. 'In housing, we have a land bank which is too big for our present business, so we don't need to buy any land.
Defendant Elio Hernandez told reporters near him that the statement read to him "did not agree entirely with what I declared." The judge said that the accused can submit additional statements or have their own attorneys later.
In contrast, the former communist party of the Democratic Left (PDS) took the unusual step of publicly committing itself last month to vote for the budget - even though its framework is based entirely on market principles.
The tour is scenic and enjoyable and entirely artificial.
An entirely new constitution is to be drawn up and adopted by the new Parliament after the national elections, but Justice Minister Kalman Kulcsar has said the amendments were necessary to make next year's elections legal.
The company said the outflow was "almost entirely" from institutional deposits, and was the result of Financial Corp.'s pricing strategy.
"I'm not entirely sure what it is," he said. "It's great fun to watch Bill Cosby do stand-up comedy, but nothing happens; they have no problems.
A controversial Pounds 90m credit from the Lucas pension fund, taken in the first half, was completely offset by a provision for the restructuring costs. Yet the group's news was not entirely gloomy.
Sen. Dixon, aides say, may still decide to introduce a resolution to scuttle the Korea Fighter Project entirely; that tack, however, is unlikely to get very far.
Mr. Baldwin said that all the agency's potential downgrades of asset-backed issues stem entirely from concern about the credit enhancer, not about the quality of the assets themselves.
Hampton said he rejected a prosecution request to sentence Bednarski to life imprisonment because, in his opinion, Bednarski's victims were not entirely blameless.