Adverb

(-)

Alone; exclusively.

The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill.

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Adverb

(en adverb)

(manner) In a complete manner; fully; totally; utterly.

* 1851 , (Herman Melville), , Chapter 70,

It should not have been omitted that previous to completely stripping the body of the leviathan, he was beheaded.

* 1899 , (Kate Chopin), , Chapter XIX,

She completely abandoned her Tuesdays at home, and did not return the visits of those who had called upon her.

* 1969 , E.R. Zumwalt, Jr., ,

Lieutenant (junior grade) KERRY immediately maneuvered his craft through several strafing runs which completely silenced the enemy.

(degree) To the fullest extent or degree; totally.

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* 1968 June 8, ,

Our future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not completely beyond our control.

* 1975 , (Helen Schucman), '', Lesson 75: ''The light has come ,

Keep a completely open mind, washed of all past ideas and clean of every concept you have made.