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全くと言っていいほど (mattakutoitteiihodo) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Related words 全まった く 全く alone means 'completely' or 'really', and can be used in both positive and negative sentences. 全くと言っていいほど is only used with negatives and adds the nuance of 'to the extent one can say it is completely (not)'.
ほとんど ほとんど means 'almost' and can be used with both positive and negative sentences. 全くと言っていいほど is stronger and emphasizes that the negative state is nearly absolute.
Etymology A fixed expression combining 全く (completely) with と言っていいほど (to the extent one can say). The phrase literally means 'to the degree that one can say it is completely...' and is used to intensify a following negative statement.
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