N2 — outside your level filter
全く〜ない
まったく〜ないmattaku naiN2neutral
All examples7
not at all — none of it happened, none of it's true
何度も説明を読んだが、全く分からない。
nando mo setsumei o yonda ga, mattaku wakaranai.
I read the explanation over and over, and I do not understand in the slightest. neutral
昨日から何も食べてないのに、まったくお腹がすかない。
kinou kara nani mo tabetenai noni, mattaku onaka ga sukanai.
I haven't eaten anything since yesterday, and I'm not hungry in the slightest. casual
値段の割に、全くおいしくなかった。
nedan no wari ni, mattaku oishikunakatta.
For the price, it wasn't good in the slightest. neutral
その点につきましては、全く承知しておりませんでした。
sono ten ni tsukimashite wa, mattaku shouchi shite orimasen deshita.
On that point I was entirely unaware. formal
utterly; entirely — makes an already-absolute word even stronger
それは全く違う話だ。
sore wa mattaku chigau hanashi da.
That's another matter — it differs in every respect. neutral
全く新しいやり方を試してみようよ。
mattaku atarashii yarikata o tameshite miyou yo.
Let's try an utterly new way of doing it. casual
この認識は全く正しいと存じます。
kono ninshiki wa mattaku tadashii to zonjimasu.
I believe this understanding is entirely correct. formal
How it's formed5
All forms2
まったくmattakualternant
the kana spelling, common in casual writing and dialogue. 全く is what print uses.
全くもってmattakumotteformal
adds もって for extra force, in speeches and writing (全くもってその通りです).
Notes
positive use only works on an already-absolute word (×全く高い
is wrong).