Meaning of WHOLLY
| Pronunciation: | | 'howlee
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[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") |
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WHOLLY is a 6 letter word that starts with W. |
| | Synonyms: | | all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole |
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| | Antonyms: | | part, partially, partly | | | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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