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altogether

/,ɔltə'ɡɛðər/

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noun
informal terms for nakedness
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"in the altogether"

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birthday suit raw

type of:
nakedness nudeness nudity
adverb
with everything considered (and neglecting details)
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"altogether, I'm sorry it happened"

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all in all on the whole tout ensemble
adverb
with everything included or counted
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"altogether he earns close to a million dollars"

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all told in all
adverb
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
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"it was not altogether her fault" "an altogether new approach"

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all completely entirely right totally whole wholly

Examples of altogether

"in the altogether"
"altogether, I'm sorry it happened"
"altogether he earns close to a million dollars"
"it was not altogether her fault"
"an altogether new approach"