Wholly
1 Wholly — Whol ly, adv. 1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly. [1913 Webster] Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully. [1913 Webster] They employed… …
2 wholly — I adverb altogether, as a whole, collectively, completely, entirely, fully, in all respects, in the aggregate, in the main, in the mass, in toto, outright, roundly, throughout, totally, utterly associated concepts: wholly dependant, wholly liable …
3 wholly — [adv1] completely, entirely all, all in all*, all the way*, altogether, comprehensively, from A to Z*, fully, heart and soul*, in every respect*, in toto, one hundred percent*, outright, perfectly, quite, roundly, thoroughly, top to bottom*,… …
4 wholly — c.1300, probably from O.E. *hallice; see WHOLE (Cf. whole) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …
5 wholly — meaning ‘entirely, completely’, is spelt this way, not wholely …
6 wholly — ► ADVERB ▪ entirely; fully …
7 wholly — [hōl′lē, hō′lē] adv. [ME holi: see WHOLE & Y2] to the whole amount or extent; totally; entirely …
8 wholly — Not partially. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly. Exclusively; to the exclusion of other things. Equally. Totally; fully. Chicago & Calumet Dist. Transit Co. v. Mueller, 213 Ind. 530, 12 N.E.2d 247, 249 @ wholly and… …
9 wholly — [[t]ho͟ʊlli[/t]] ADV: ADV adj, ADV with cl/group (emphasis) You use wholly to emphasize the extent or degree to which something is the case. While the two are only days apart in age they seem to belong to wholly different generations... For urban …
10 wholly — whol|ly [ houli ] adverb FORMAL ** completely: Many people are wholly dependent on Social Security. The government is not wholly to blame for the current crisis. She didn t wholly trust him …
11 wholly */*/ — UK [ˈhəʊllɪ] / US [ˈhoʊlɪ] adverb formal completely Many people are wholly dependent on the state pension. The government is not wholly to blame for the current crisis. She didn t wholly trust him …
12 wholly — adverb Etymology: Middle English hoolly, from hool whole Date: 14th century 1. to the full or entire extent ; completely < a wholly owned subsidiary > 2. to the exclusion of other things ; solely < a book dealing wholly with herbs > …
13 wholly — adv. Wholly is used with these adjectives: ↑absent, ↑accurate, ↑adequate, ↑admirable, ↑arbitrary, ↑avoidable, ↑beneficial, ↑committed, ↑compatible, ↑composed, ↑consistent, ↑ …
14 wholly — whol|ly [ˈhəul li US ˈhoul ] adv formal completely ▪ a wholly satisfactory solution ▪ The report claimed that the disaster was wholly unavoidable …
15 wholly — adverb (often with negatives) formal completely: a wholly satisfactory solution | This seems to me a not wholly convincing argument. whom /hu:m/ pronoun the object form of who, used especially in formal speech or writing: a neighbour with whom I… …
16 wholly — adverb 1) the measures were wholly inadequate Syn: completely, totally, absolutely, entirely, fully, thoroughly, utterly, quite, perfectly, downright, in every respect, in all respects; informal one hundred percent, ‘lock, stock, and barrel.’ 2) …
17 wholly — adv. 1 entirely; without limitation or diminution (I am wholly at a loss). 2 purely, exclusively (a wholly bad example). Etymology: ME, f. OE (unrecorded) hallice (as WHOLE, LY(2)) …
18 wholly — [ˈhəʊlli] adv formal completely His behaviour is wholly unacceptable.[/ex] …
19 wholly — /hoh lee, hohl lee/, adv. 1. entirely; totally; altogether; quite. 2. to the whole amount, extent, etc. 3. so as to comprise or involve all. [1250 1300; ME holliche. See WHOLE, LY] * * * …
20 wholly — adverb ˈhoʊ.li a) completely and entirely; to the fullest extent b) exclusively and solely Syn: completely, totally …
