altogether
altogether (ôltə-gĕthʹər) adverb
1. Entirely; completely; utterly: lost the TV picture altogether; an altogether new approach.
2. With all included or counted; all told: There were altogether 20 people at the dinner.
3. On the whole; with everything considered: Altogether, I'm sorry it happened.
noun
A state of nudity. Often used with the: in the altogether.
[Middle English al togeder : al, all. See all + togeder, together. See together.]
Usage Note: Altogether should be distinguished from all together. All together is used of a group to indicate that its members performed or underwent an action collectively: The nations stood all together. The prisoners were herded all together. All together can be used only if it is possible to rephrase the sentence so that all and together may be separated by other words: The books lay all together in a heap. All the books lay together in a heap. Altogether should be used only when the sense could be expressed by entirely or completely.