Adverb
1. 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"2. with everything included or counted;
"altogether he earns close to a million dollars"3. with everything considered (and neglecting details);
"altogether, I'm sorry it happened""all in all, it's not so bad"