About The Word Wholly
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Wholly
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What's The Definition Of Wholly?
[adv] to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "It was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly' as in"a whole new idea")
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wholly: all | altogether | completely | entirely | totally | whole Related Terms | Find terms related to Wholly: See Also | Wholly In Webster's Dictionary \Whol"ly\, adv.
1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely;
perfectly.
Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. --Dryden.
2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.
They employed themselves wholly in domestic life.
--Addison.
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