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wholly
[ hoh-lee, hohl-lee ]
/ ˈhoʊ li, ˈhoʊl li /
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adverb
entirely; totally; altogether; quite.
to the whole amount, extent, etc.
so as to comprise or involve all.
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Origin of wholly
Words nearby wholly
whole-tone scale, whole-wheat, wholism, wholistic, who'll, wholly, whom, whomever, whomp, whomso, whomsoever
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British Dictionary definitions for wholly
wholly
/ (ˈhəʊllɪ) /
adverb
completely, totally, or entirely
without exception; exclusively
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