Wholly; entirely; completely; altogether; quite. In this use common with adverbs of degree, especially too: as, he arrived all too late.
[From the frequent Middle English use of all in this sense before verbs with the prefix to- (see to-, to-break, to-cut, to-tear, etc.), that prefix, when no longer felt as such, came to be attached to the adverb, all to or alto being regarded as an adverbial phrase or word, and sometimes improperly used, in later English, with verbs having originally no claim to the prefix.
Even; just: at first emphatic or intensive.
With conjunctions if and though, in conditional and concessive clauses: If all, though all, or reversely, all if, all though, even if, even though. These forms are obsolete, except the last, which is now written as one word, although (which see).
[When the verb in such clauses, according to a common subjunctive construction, was placed before the subject, the conjunction if or though might be omitted, leaving all as an apparent conjunction, in the sense of even if, although; especially in the formula al be, as al be it, al be it that, al be that (now albe, albeit, which see).
With conjunction as: All as. Just when; when; as.
As if.
Only; exclusively.
From end to end; in bookbinding, (sewed) in such a manner that the thread passes from end to end of each section, At full length.
too close to the wind: said of a vessel so brought up into the wind that the sails shake.
entirely; completely; quite.
Used especially with drink (see carouse).
Thoroughly; entirely: as, “Dombey and Son” is Dickens all over.
Indisposed; generally ill; having an all-overish feeling.