ALTOGETHER


Meaning of ALTOGETHER in English

I. |ȯltə|gethə(r) adverb

Etymology: Middle English altogedere, al togedere, from al all + togedere together

1. : wholly , completely , thoroughly

not altogether a fool

altogether stupid notions

the evening was altogether pleasant

2. : in all : all told

losses amounting altogether to nearly a hundred dollars

3. : on the whole : in the main : as a whole

altogether the institution compares favorably with others in the city

• al·to·geth·er·ness noun -es

II. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

: nude — used with the

swimming in the altogether

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