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Definition of wholly :
1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.
2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.
Synonyms:
in all, clean, big, dead, specifically, thoroughly, tout ensemble, flat, clear, limited, utterly, solely, altogether, quite, all in all, just, on the whole, whole, perfectly, only, exclusively, all told, through and through, well, in toto, all, individually, alone, absolutely
entirely (part of speech: adverb)
entirely, globally, completely, totally, fully, conclusively, comprehensively, sweepingly, exhaustively, holistically
Usage examples:
- " Somehow I think they will not wholly succeed, even though they have done this thing between them. - "Hetty Wesley", Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch.
- In such a mood then- not wholly Christian, I will admit! - "Oddsfish!", Robert Hugh Benson.
- It will stop when the black stones are wholly dry. - "Red Men and White", Owen Wister.