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entire (iou)



entire adjective, adverb, & noun. Also intire. LME.
[Anglo-Norman enter, Old & mod. French entier, fem. -iere, from Proto-Romance, from Latin integrum neut. of INTEGER.]
A. adjective.
I.
Whole; with no part excepted. LME.
J. Tyndall Sufficiently strong to bear the entire weight of the body.
Complete in itself, constituting a whole; containing all essential parts. LME.
J. A. Symonds In justice the whole of virtue exists entire.
b. Designating a kind of mixed beer. arch. M18.
Realized in its full extent; thorough, unqualified. LME.
E. Bowen Naomi's own good faith was so entire that it would never occur to her.
b. Of a person: wholehearted in belief etc.; uncompromising, confirmed. M16.
Oxford English Dictionary: He is an entire believer in Christianity.
Wholly of one piece; continuous, undivided. Now chiefly Science. LME.
rank entire Military (in) an unbroken formation.
b. Having an unbroken outline; not indented. M18.
Intact, unbroken; undiminished, unimpaired; arch. not fatigued or wounded. L16.
b. Of a male animal: not castrated. L18.
Pure, unmixed, homogeneous. Now only in abstract sense, passing into sense 3. L16.
Wholly reserved (to a person), unshared, set apart. E17.
Heraldry. Of a charge, esp. a cross: (having its extremities) attached to the sides of a shield. L17.
II. Ethical senses.
Irreproachable, blameless. LME-L18.
Characterized by integrity; incorruptible, honest. LME-E18.
Of a feeling etc.: genuine, earnest, sincere. LME-E18.
Inward, intimate. rare. L15-L16.
Spenser Casting flakes of lustful fire..into their hearts and parts entire.
B. adverb. Completely; sincerely. Only in LME.
C. noun.
The whole; the full extent. Now rare. L16.
Entirety. rare. E17.
Entire beer (see ENTIRE adjective 2b). arch. E19.
An uncastrated stallion. M19.
Philately. A whole stamped envelope, wrapper, etc. (used or unused). L19.
entirely adverb & adjective ME.
entireness noun LME.