Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Altogether \Al`to*geth"er\, adv. [OE. altogedere; al all +
   togedere together. See {Together}.]
   1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.]

            Altogether they went at once.         --Chaucer.

   2. Without exception; wholly; completely.

            Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.
                                                  --Ps. xxxix.
                                                  5.

Source : WordNet®

altogether
     n : informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the
         altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: {raw}, {birthday
         suit}]
     adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
            (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "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" [syn: {wholly}, {entirely},
             {completely}, {totally}, {all}, {whole}] [ant: {partially}]
     2: with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns
        close to a million dollars" [syn: {all told}, {in all}]
     3: with everything considered (and neglecting details);
        "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not
        so bad" [syn: {all in all}, {on the whole}, {tout ensemble}]