Meaning

1 senses
  1. (colloquial, dated)A state of nakedness.

    informal terms for nakedness

Examples

79 sentences
  1. His speech was not altogether bad.

    Загалом його промова не була такою вже поганою. — deniko

    ruВ целом его речь не была такой уж плохой. — odexed

  2. He doesn't altogether trust me.

    Він не довіряє мені повністю. — ascolto

    ruОн не полностью мне доверяет. — zwhzwh

  3. Your work is not altogether satisfactory.

  4. Your composition is not altogether bad.

    deDein Aufsatz ist nicht gänzlich schlecht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. That's a totally different question altogether.

Origin

From Middle English altogeder, altogedere, equivalent to al- (“all”) + together. Cognate w

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.

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Forms

plural: altogethers
Singularaltogether
Pluralaltogethers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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