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N1 Adverb

(ことごと)altogether, entirely

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    1. Adverb

      1.

      altogether, entirely

      Usually written using kana alone

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    悉く 【ことごとく】尽く 【ことごとく】

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      忠告(ちゅうこく)ことごとく無視(むし)した(こと)後悔(こうかい)している。

      I regret entirely ignoring all the advice. {altogether, entirely}

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      住民(じゅうみん)近所(きんじょ)でのゴミ処理(しょり)(じょう)建設(けんせつ)(ことごと)反対(はんたい)した。

      The residents were entirely opposed to the construction of a garbage disposal facility in the neighborhood. {altogether, entirely}

      • N1

      異国(いこく)のスーパーに(なら)んでいた商品(しょうひん)(ことごと)(めずら)しかったです。

      All the products lined up in the foreign supermarket were entirely unusual. {altogether, entirely}

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      意見(いけん)という意見(いけん)ことごとく対立(たいりつ)しているので(はな)()いが難航(なんこう)している。

      Every single opinion is in conflict with one another, making the discussion entirely difficult. {altogether, entirely}

      • N1

      (むすめ)をエリートにするためのあらゆる(こころ)みが(ことごと)裏目(うらめ)()(むすめ)がグレてしまった。

      Every attempt to turn my daughter into an elite completely backfired, causing her to go off the rails entirely. {altogether, entirely}

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