ことごとく・悉く・尽くkotogotoku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- adverbaltogether; entirely
- Synonym余すところなくあますところなくNeutralIdiomatic phrase for doing something fully, with nothing held back, as in 「余すところなく伝える」. 「悉く」stresses that everything, with no exception, is covered.
- SynonymもれなくNeutralMeans with nothing left out, as in 「漏れなくプレゼント」. 「悉く」emphasizes the whole, and is often used of negative results.
- Related洗いざらいあらいざらいNeutralSuggests laying everything out completely, as in 「洗いざらい話す」. 「悉く」focuses on all without exception.
- Antonym一部いちぶNeutralOpposite of 「悉く」on the whole-versus-part axis: it refers to just one part of something.
- AntonymわずかNeutralOpposite of 「悉く」in quantity: it indicates a very small number or amount.
Use 「悉く」for everything without exception, typically with negative results like 「悉く失敗した」. Use 「余すところなく」for thoroughness with nothing held back, 「漏れなく」for nothing omitted, 「洗いざらい」for laying it all out; 「一部」and 「僅か」are opposites.
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