Pronunciations (2)
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/kəmˈpliːtli/
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kəmˈpliːtli
Adverb
In a complete manner; thoroughly.
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Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number “2” pencil.
I will have completely finished my degree by next July, when my thesis has been properly edited.
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It should not have been omitted that previous to completely stripping the body of the leviathan, he was beheaded.
She completely abandoned her Tuesdays at home, and did not return the visits of those who had called upon her.
Lieutenant (junior grade) KERRY immediately maneuvered his craft through several strafing runs which completely silenced the enemy.
“Temu is gone! What I saw today completely convinced me!” the user wrote. “Local sellers, despite obviously buying some items in advance in a bulk, don’t have all these items I was interested in.”
To the fullest extent or degree; totally.
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He is completely mad.
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I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.
Our future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not completely beyond our control.
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1975, Helen Schucman, A Course in Miracles/Workbook for Students, Lesson 75: The light has come, Keep a completely open mind, washed of all past ideas and clean of every concept you have made.
Adverb
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely
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he was wholly convinced
entirely satisfied with the meal
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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
she felt right at home
he fell right into the trap
so as to be complete; with everything necessary
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he had filled out the form completely
the apartment was completely furnished