σχεδόν παντελώς

Translations

• almost completely
• almost entirely
• nearly completely

Literal Translation

almost completely

Forms

Usage Notes

This phrase is used to intensify the meaning while maintaining a slight hedge. More formal than using σχεδόν alone. Often appears in academic or journalistic writing.

Etymology

From σχεδόν (almost, nearly) + παντελώς (completely, entirely). The combination creates an emphatic adverbial phrase common in formal Greek.

Cultural Context

This phrase is frequently used in academic, journalistic, and formal written Greek to emphasize the completeness of an action or state while maintaining slight reservation.

• Think 'schedule + pants' - almost completely scheduled/covered
• Remember παντελώς sounds like 'pants' - completely covered