completely

[kuhm-pleet-lee]

adverb

1. to the whole amount or extent; fully.

   Although the river never dries up completely, there are times when the water is barely a trickle.

2. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of completely¹

complete + -ly

Example Sentences

Then a chance encounter completely changed my life.

From Los Angeles Times

But mowing doesn’t completely destroy the grasses; it just gives them a haircut.

From Los Angeles Times

Total lunar eclipse – The Moon is completely engulfed by Earth's shadow, often turning a striking red.

From BBC

Dawn said this went on for over a week and Sophie was so violently sick, it put her completely off.

From BBC

Companies such as Electra and Boston Metal offer a completely different vision of the steel-making industry but they won't get far without further investment – and a market that appreciates what they are doing.

From BBC

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