wholly
- entirely; totally; altogether; quite.
- to the whole amount, extent, etc.
- so as to comprise or involve all.
Origin of wholly
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thoroughly, altogether, quite, utterly, fully, perfectly, totally, individually, purely, solely, specifically, all, outright, roundly, well, comprehensively, just, onlyExamples from the Web for wholly
Contemporary Examples of wholly
The precision it took to craft such a cohesive, wholly compelling work over 12 years is nothing short of remarkable.
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January 6, 2015
Sex, then, is not wholly experiential but at least partially transactional.
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November 29, 2014
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.
Her borderline apologetic view is, frankly, a bit irksome, though not wholly unexpected based on Transmormon.
Historical Examples of wholly
I got to trust you wholly in these matters, and I know I can do it, too.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Still she was a girl; and no girl could be wholly without importance on such a day.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Robert, though not a professional fisherman, was not wholly inexperienced.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
You, my dear, are happy—May you always be so—and then I can never be wholly miserable.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
One's attention was not called to it otherwise than as a wholly inevitable state.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
wholly
- completely, totally, or entirely
- without exception; exclusively