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entirely

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

entirely
     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}, {completely},
             {totally}, {all}, {altogether}, {whole}] [ant: {partially}]
     2: without any others being included or involved; "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"
        [syn: {exclusively}, {solely}, {alone}, {only}]
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