holus-bolus
[ hoh-luh s-boh-luh s ]
/ ˈhoʊ ləsˈboʊ ləs /
adverb
all at once; altogether.
Words nearby holus-bolus
holster, holston, holt, holter monitor, holthouse's hernia, holus-bolus, holy, holy alliance, holy ark, holy bible, holy bread
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Examples from the Web for holus-bolus
Holus-bolus, 'sicut examen apum,' ye decamp at the word of a single foe!
The Day of Wrath|Maurus JkaiThere was a first-class carr'ge door opin right forninst me, an' into that the gyard crams me holus-bolus.
Martin Hewitt, Investigator|Arthur MorrisonThey had just killed the animal, and were roasting it whole, holus-bolus, unskinned and undressed.
Spinifex and Sand|David W Carnegie
British Dictionary definitions for holus-bolus
holus-bolus
/ (ˈhəʊləsˈbəʊləs) /
adverb
informal all at once
Word Origin for holus-bolus
C19: pseudo-Latin based on whole bolus; see bolus
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