wholly.
Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
Meaning & usage
Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
wholly wrong
a wholly-owned subsidiary
Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent. Very; to a great extent.
Exclusively and solely.
A creature wholly given to brawls and wine.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English holly, holeliche, holliche (also as halely, hallich, etc.). Doublet of earlier holy. By surface analysis, whol(e) + -ly.
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