Adverb They had an altogether new idea. If we don't do something now, the forests may disappear altogether. It's best to avoid the situation altogether. Altogether, their efforts were successful.Noun had never posed in the altogether for a photographer before
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Adverb
Larger political forces, like Black Lives Matter or the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement are, by consequence of their very embeddedness in the physical world, in a different class altogether and must be taken more seriously.WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 The loser of the QB2 race may be out of a roster spot altogether. Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022 Radiance is altogether excellent, melding electronic and shoegaze, giving serious Tycho vibes and dropping via the venerable Alpha Pup. Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022 Its shape is not altogether different from the emotive illustrations on the complex’s Sunset Foot Clinic sign, now covered in brown tarp.Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 Germany and Poland are also instituting pipeline bans; altogether Europe will be about 2 million barrels per day (bpd) short by the end of 2022, equal to about 11% of demand. Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022 Biden also announced an expansion of a federal program that will limit monthly payments to 5 percent of a borrower’s discretionary income — half the current cap — and allow some low-income borrowers to avoid payments altogether. Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Both aim to see the Department of Defense cease its practice of using burn pits altogether. Anumita Kaur, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 The Colts could also decide to hold out a few of their most important players to avoid the risk of injury altogether.The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2022
Noun
According to my calculations, the White House methodology yields the absurd conclusion that eliminating the corporate tax altogether would boost annual household wages by up to $20,000. Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adverb and Noun
Middle English altogedere, from al all + togedere together
First Known Use
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1