Meaning of altogether

(adv) 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"; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap"

with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns close to a million dollars"

with everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so bad"

(noun) informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"