different between entirely vs largely

English

Alternative forms

• entierly (chiefly archaic)
• intirely (archaic or nonstandard)

Etymology

From Middle English entyerly, entierly, enterely, entyreliche, equivalent to entire +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?ta??li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?ta??li/
• Hyphenation: en?tire?ly

Adverb

entirely (not comparable)

1. To the full or entire extent.
2. To the exclusion of others.

Synonyms

• (to the full extent): completely, wholly; see also Thesaurus:completely
• (to the exclusion of others): solely, wholly; see also Thesaurus:solely

Related terms

• entirety

Translations

Anagrams

• entierly, lientery

English

Etymology

large +? -ly

Pronunciation

• enPR: lärj?-li, IPA^(key): /?l??d?li/
  • (General Australian) IPA^(key): [?la?d?.li]
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [?l??d?.li]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [?l??d?.li]
• Hyphenation: large?ly

Adverb

largely (comparative largelier or more largely, superlative largeliest or most largely)

1. In a widespread or large manner.
2. For the most part; mainly or chiefly.

3. On a large scale; amply.
   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 2

     Usually there was a jug of one or other decoction standing on the hob, from which he drank largely.

     "Grand!" he said, smacking his lips after wormwood. "Grand!" And he exhorted the children to try.

4. (obsolete) Fully, at great length.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ii:

     It ill beseemes a knight of gentle sort, / Such as ye haue him boasted, to beguile / A simple mayd, and worke so haynous tort, / In shame of knighthood, as I largely can report.

Synonyms

• (in a large manner):
• (for the most part): by and large, for the most part, in the main; see also Thesaurus:mostly
• (on a large scale): abundantly, fully, plentifully
• (at great length): at length

Translations

Anagrams

• allergy, gallery, regally