Apedia

People Expression Reduce Force Strong Statement Critical Happy

query
People sometimes use the expression not e_______ to reduce the force of a strong statement, especially a critical one.People sometimes use the expression not entirely to reduce the force of a strong statement, especially a critical one.
They are not entirely happy with his criticism of the president.
We shall see that this is not entirely true.
She claimed the unemployment figures were not entirely unexpected.
This government is not entirely free of suspicion.
word entirely
full-definition
adverb
Entirely means completely and not just partly .
...an entirely new approach.
Fraud is an entirely different matter.
Their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity.
The cost of living rose entirely because of rises in food and energy prices.
Entirely is also used to emphasize what you are saying .
I agree entirely.
Oh, the whole episode was entirely his fault.
People sometimes use the expression not entirely to reduce the force of a strong statement, especially a critical one.
They are not entirely happy with his criticism of the president.
We shall see that this is not entirely true.
She claimed the unemployment figures were not entirely unexpected.
This government is not entirely free of suspicion.
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Entitled entitle warranty limited terms replacement refund class

Previous card: Entitled entitle verb warranty limited terms replacement refund

Up to card list: Oxford 5000 Word List ft. Collins (English)