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Vinony

one hundred percent

adverb

  1. completely
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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Complete, entire, whole, perfect.

    “We are willing to provide one hundred percent mortgages.”

    “He has a one hundred percent record of success.”

  2. Completely sure.

    “And did Nixon ever cover up a tattoo of the name of a second ex-husband with what has been described as "a fiery phoenix" to represent why one should never be tattooed with the name of one's spouse, particularly if he was a former drug dealer – oh, no, I mean, "to represent rising from the ashes and starting a new beginning", as Katona has explained? Again, one cannot be 100% on this, but it does seem unlikely.”

  3. Well, good, okay.

    “I'm not feeling one hundred percent today.”

  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one hundred, percent.

    “Our new recruits represent a one hundred percent increase in membership.”

adv

  1. Totally, completely.

    “This drink is one hundred percent organic.”

    ““NO!” shouted Auntie Flip. “NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! Absolutely one hundred per cent no.””