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wholly

[ hoh-lee, hohl-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

wholly

/ ˈhəʊllɪ /

Origin of wholly¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, wholly is from the Middle English word holliche. See whole, -ly

The precision it took to craft such a cohesive, wholly compelling work over 12 years is nothing short of remarkable.

Sex, then, is not wholly experiential but at least partially transactional.

A group of New York chefs show The Daily Beast how to enliven, or wholly recast, holiday table staples.

That is not to say the students who submit to the elitism and racism promoted by the USC Greek system are wholly sympathetic.

What were your impressions on playing on something wholly guided by vocals?

Young Lamb's big cigar has been out long ago; but he pulls hard at it, wholly unaware of the fact.

I shall therefore, in my effort to prove the Bible fallible, quote almost wholly from Christian critics.

But if the Bible was written by men, some of them more or less inspired, then it would not, in all probability be wholly perfect.

In spite of this, the garden studio was not wholly forsaken, and nearly every day she accomplished something there.

"No; his coming has taken me by surprise," replied Hartledon, with a nervousness he could not wholly conceal.

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