Definitions for wholly
ˈhoʊ li, ˈhoʊl liwhol·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole(adverb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wholly(Adverb)

   completely and entirely; to the fullest extent

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

2. wholly(Adverb)

   exclusively and solely

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wholly(adverb)

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

2. Wholly(adverb)

   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

How to pronounce wholly?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Robert Weissman:

   We need government prosecutors and government regulators to enforce the law, that's wholly within the power of the executive branch.

2. John Quincy Adams:

   Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

3. Elizabeth Bowen:

   Never to lie is to have no lock to your door, you are never wholly alone.

4. David Squire:

   To be clear, the events and circumstances that led to their deaths were wholly preventable.

5. Edmund Burke:

   Men have no right to put the well-being of the present generation wholly out of the question. Perhaps the only moral trust with any certainty in our hands is the care of our own time.

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