Meaning of in every sense of the word | Babel Free

Definitions

Used to add emphasis

idiomatic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“The prince is not a prig, nor yet a milksop, but in every sense of the word a manly young fellow .”

“He declared further that the depression had precipitated a crisis of democracy in every sense of the word.”

“The East London Museum's motto, "No time like the present", has throughout the year been lived up to in every sense of the word.”

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