Associations to the word «Altogether»

Wiktionary

ALTOGETHER, adverb. Without exception; wholly; completely.
ALTOGETHER, adverb. On the whole; with everything considered.

Dictionary definition

ALTOGETHER, noun. Informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit".
ALTOGETHER, adverb. To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea".
ALTOGETHER, adverb. With everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars".
ALTOGETHER, adverb. With everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley