Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
ALTOGETHER, adv. = in all. Considered by some as a Scotticism.Sc. 1782 J. Sinclair Ob. Sc. Dial. 132–133:
Of money and moveables I lost, altogether (in all), about fifty pounds.
