wholly
completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
Example
“wholly wrong”
Other meanings
exclusively and solely.
“A creature wholly given to brawls and wine.”
very; to a great extent.
Synonyms
- entirely
- completely
- totally
- all
- altogether
- whole
Word history
From Middle English "holly".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “wholly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.