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wholly.

Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈhəʊ.li/Received-Pronunciation[ˈhəʊ.lɪ]Received-Pronunciation/ˈhəʊl.li/Received-Pronunciation[ˈhɒʊɫ.lɪ]Received-Pronunciation
  1. Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.

    not-comparable
    wholly wrong
    a wholly-owned subsidiary
  2. Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent. Very; to a great extent.

    dialectal · excessive · informal · not-comparable
  3. Exclusively and solely.

    not-comparable
    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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