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complete | groundly |

As adjectives the difference between complete and groundly

is that complete is with all parts included; with nothing missing; full while groundly is thorough, complete; solid; deep; profound.

As a verb complete

is to finish; to make done; to reach the end.

As an adverb groundly is

to the very ground, to the very bottom; thoroughly, completely; solidly; deeply; profoundly.

complete

English

Alternative forms

* compleat (archaic)

Verb

(complet)
  • To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
    • He completed the assignment on time.
  • To make whole or entire.
    • The last chapter completes the book nicely.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * accomplish * finish

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
    • , author= , title=Well-connected Brains , volume=100, issue=2, page=171 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
  • Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete . The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies.}}
  • (Generic intensifier).
  • (analysis, Of a metric space) in which every Cauchy sequence converges.
  • (algebra, Of a lattice) in which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
  • (math, Of a category) in which all small limits exist.
  • (logic, of a proof system of a formal system)   With respect to a given semantics, that any well-formed formula which is (semantically) valid must also be provable.Sainsbury, Mark [2001] Logical Forms : An Introduction to Philosophical Logic . Blackwell Publishing, Hong Kong (2010), p. 358.
  • * Gödel's first incompleteness theorem showed that Principia'' could not be both consistent and complete. According to the theorem, for every sufficiently powerful logical system (such as ''Principia''), there exists a statement ''G'' that essentially reads, "The statement ''G'' cannot be proved." Such a statement is a sort of Catch-22: if ''G'' is provable, then it is false, and the system is therefore inconsistent; and if ''G is not provable, then it is true, and the system is therefore incomplete.(w)

    • Synonyms

    * (with everything included) entire, total * (finished) done

    Antonyms

    * incomplete

    Derived terms

    * bicomplete * cocomplete * completeness * completist * completely * completion

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    groundly

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (rare, archaic) Thorough, complete; solid; deep; profound
  • * 1869 , Berjeau, The Book-worm :
    • A groundly instruction, wherein the difference betwixt God the Father, and His Son the Lord Jesus Christ, is declared [...]

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • (rare, archaic) To the very ground, to the very bottom; thoroughly, completely; solidly; deeply; profoundly
  • * 1846 , Galt, Life of Cardinal Wosley :
    • Sir, when I groundly considered your provident forecast, as well for the conservation of your navy from damage, as the princely zeal that ye bear to preserve your subjects and their goods [...]
  • * 1856 , John Marston, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, The works of John Marston :
    • Those whom princes do once groundly hate, Let them provide to die as sure us fate.

    Related terms

    * (l)