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altogether.

Completely, wholly, or without exception.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ɔː.tuːˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ɔːl.təˈɡɛð.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/General-American
  1. Completely, wholly, or without exception.

    not-comparable
    Police did not seem altogether satisfied with my alibi.
  2. On the whole; with everything considered.

    not-comparable
    Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.
  3. With everything included.

    not-comparable
    Altogether, your bill comes to $6.99.
  4. An intensifier: without doubt, clearly.

    informal · not-comparable
    It was a great game altogether.
    That took altogether too much time.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither (“altogether”), Middle High German alzegater (“altogether”), Dutch altegaar. Compare also Old English ealġeador, eallġeador (“altogether”), West Frisian allegearre (“altogether”). More at together. The noun sense (nakedness): was popularized in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby.

noun/ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ɔː.tuːˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ɔːl.təˈɡɛð.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/General-American
  1. A state of nakedness.

    colloquial · dated
Where this word comes from

From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate with Scots awthegither (“altogether”), Middle High German alzegater (“altogether”), Dutch altegaar. Compare also Old English ealġeador, eallġeador (“altogether”), West Frisian allegearre (“altogether”). More at together. The noun sense (nakedness): was popularized in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby.

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