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wholly

completely; entirely: The group was wholly in favor of the proposition.
Not to be confused with:
holy – sacred; hallowed: holy ground
holey – full of holes: holey cheese
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

whol·ly

 (hō′lē, hōl′lē)
adv.
1. Completely; entirely: "The old American purposes are still wholly relevant" (John F. Kennedy).
2. Exclusively; solely.
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wholly

(ˈhəʊllɪ)
adv
1. completely, totally, or entirely
2. without exception; exclusively
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whol•ly

(ˈhoʊ li, ˈhoʊl li)

adv.
1. entirely; totally.
2. to the whole amount, extent, etc.
[1250–1300]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.wholly - to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')wholly - to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "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"; "a whole new idea"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
part, partially, partly - in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
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wholly

adverb
2. solely, only, exclusively, without exception, to the exclusion of everything else societies which rely wholly on farming to survive
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wholly

adverb
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Translations
كُلِيّا
helt
बिलकुलबिल्कुल
algerlega

wholly

[ˈhəʊlɪ] ADVtotalmente, completamente
not wholly successfulno todo un éxito, no un éxito completo
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wholly

[ˈhəʊlli] adv [new, false] → entièrement
The accusation is wholly without foundation
BUT Cette accusation est sans aucun fondement.wholly-owned subsidiary [ˈhəʊlliəʊnd] nfiliale f à 100%, filiale f en propriété exclusive
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wholly

advvöllig, gänzlich; the project was wholly successfuldas Projekt war gänzlich erfolgreich or war ein voller Erfolg; I’m not wholly convinced that …ich bin nicht völlig or gänzlich überzeugt, dass …; this is wholly but whollydas ist völlig und ganz
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

wholly

[ˈhəʊlɪ] advcompletamente, del tutto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

whole

(həul) adjective
1. including everything and/or everyone; complete. The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.
2. not broken; in one piece. She swallowed the biscuit whole.
noun
1. a single unit. The different parts were joined to form a whole.
2. the entire thing. We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.
ˈwholeness noun
ˈwholly adverb
completely or altogether. I am not wholly certain yet.
ˌwholeˈhearted adjective
sincere and enthusiastic. wholehearted support.
ˈwholemeal noun
flour made from the entire wheat grain or seed. wholemeal flour/bread.
on the whole
taking everything into consideration. Our trip was successful on the whole.
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