Wholly, entirely; in all respects. Cf. in high and low at high, adj. n.2phrases 4. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > completely [phrase] (100) high and low1397 Wholly, entirely; in all respects. Cf. in high and low at high, adj. n.2phrases 4. Obsolete. every (also ilk, ilka) stick?a1400 every (also †ilk, †ilka) stick: all the parts or materials of a thing, esp. a building or other structure; the whole of a thing. Also used… root and rind?a1400 root and rind: utterly, completely, altogether; esp. with reference to destruction. Cf. crop and root at crop, n. 5 root and branch, adv. rare after… hair and hide?c1450 hair and hide, hair and hoof: every part, entirely, wholly. stout and routc1450 Completely, entirely. Cf. later stoop and roop, adv. bane and routc1480 Completely, throughout. Cf. stout and rout, adv. overthwart and endlonga1500 overthwart and endlong, (also) endlong and overthwart: crosswise and lengthwise, in breadth and length, transversely and longitudinally. Also figur… (in) hide and hairc1575 In collocation with hair, esp. in (in) hide and hair: wholly, entirely; neither hide nor hair: nothing whatever. (So Dutch huid en haar.) right out1578 So that the act is finished immediately, done outright; altogether, entirely. In later use chiefly regional: completely. Frequently with kill, sell… horse and footc1600 Military. A horse and his rider; hence a cavalry soldier. both divisions of an army; hence, whole forces; †adv. with all one's might (obsolete). flesh and fella1616 flesh and fell: the whole substance of the body; hence as quasi-adv. phrase: entirely. (to raiseor rise) in flesh and fell, rarely in flesh and bone… root and branch1640 In phrases relating to destruction or abolition: completely and utterly; once and for all. stab and stow1680 A stake, a wooden post. stoop and roop1728 Completely, entirely. stick, stock, stone dead1796 stick, stock, stone dead: completely or unquestionably dead. Cf. stone-dead adj. at stone, n. compounds 3a(a). Now somewhat rare. rump and stump1824 colloquial and regional. rump and stump: through and through; completely, entirely (see also stump and rump at stump, n.1 3i). stump and rump1825 stump and rump adverbial phrase: (Of destruction, removal, etc.) totally, completely. (See also rump, n.1 phrases 2) Cf. stout and rout, adv. dialect. rump and rig1843 English regional (Yorkshire). rump and rig: = rump and stump at phrases 2. Obsolete. good and1885 colloquial (originally U.S.). good and: (as an intensifier of an adjective) very, exceedingly; completely. Cf. nice, adj. 14b. Subcategories:— to the end (3) — completely or perfectly (8) — by addition of complementary matter (1) — completely or without deficiency (1) — in full or to fullest extent (15) — thoroughly (38) — altogether, entirely, or completely (15) |
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