in every sense of the word

English

Adverb

in every sense of the word (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Used to add emphasis
   • 1904 November, Fritz Cunliffe-Owen, “Germany's Next Emperor”, in Munsey's Magazine, volume 32, number 2, page 225:

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

   • 1951, Herbert William Natzke, The constitutional dictatorship of Dr. Heinrich Bruening:

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

   • 1952, Report - Republic of South Africa, Provincial Administration of the Cape of Good Hope, Dept. of Nature Conservation, page 68:

     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.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kaikin tavoin
• French: dans tous les sens du mot
• Polish: w całym tego słowa znaczeniu
• Portuguese: em todos os sentidos da palavra
• Spanish: en toda la extensión de la palabra, con todas las letras

Further reading

• “in every sense of the word”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.