Definitions for wholly
ˈhoʊ li, ˈhoʊl liwhol·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, wholeadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whollyadverb

   completely and entirely; to the fullest extent

2. whollyadverb

   exclusively and solely

3. Etymology: From the word holliche. See also whole and -ly.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whollyadverb

   Etymology: from whole.

   1. Completely; perfectly.

   The thrust was so strong, that he could not so wholly beat it away, but that it met with his thigh, through which it ran. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Nor wholly lost we so deserv’d a prey;
   For storms repenting part of it restor’d. Dryden.

   Thus equal deaths are dealt with equal chance;
   By turns they quit their ground, by turns advance:
   Victors, and vanquish’d in the various field,
   Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. Dryden.

   This story was written before Boccace; but its author being wholly lost, Geoffrey Chaucer is now become an original. Dryden.

   They employ’d themselves wholly in domestick life; and provided a woman could keep her house in order, she never troubled herself about regulating the commonwealth. Addison.

   2. Totally; in all the parts or kinds.

   Metals are wholly subterrany. Francis Bacon.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wholly

   Wholly refers to something that is completely or entirely done, to the full extent, exclusively, or fully. It involves considering all parts or aspects of something without any exclusion. It can be used to highlight the all-inclusive, all-encompassing, or undivided nature of an action or state.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whollyadverb

   in a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly

2. Whollyadverb

   to the exclusion of other things; totally; fully

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wholly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4049

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wholly' in Adverbs Frequency: #279

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce wholly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say wholly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wholly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wholly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of wholly in a Sentence

1. Zi Sai:

   My family depends wholly on tea for survival, earning about 200,000 yuan a year, this year, the weather has been drier, reducing our tea output.

2. Aneelah Afzali:

   I fear the narrative may shift again because we often see the wholly inappropriate conflation of the brutal behavior of groups like the Taliban with the teachings of Islam, which drives Islamophobia, and with the looming Afghan refugee crisis, we may also experience an increase in xenophobia as well.

3. Andrew Cuomo:

   You can have a safe gathering of 10 people or you can have a wholly unsafe gathering of 10 people, if you don't have to be with a group of ten people don't be with a group of ten people.

4. Charles Adams:

   There is certainly the potential for harm to the integrity of the games but that risk already exists in a wholly unregulated shadow economy that exploits gamblers with usurious interest rates and robs them of any vehicle to seek redress if they are ripped off, most importantly, the current situation is a significant funding resource for organized crime. That ends with legalization.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   Do not ... hope wholly to reason away your troubles do not feed them with attention, and they will die imperceptibly away. Fix your thoughts upon your business, fill your intervals with company, and sunshine will again break in upon your mind.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wholly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wholly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wholly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wholly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=wholly