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单词 wholewise
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wholewiseadv.adj.

Brit. /ˈhəʊlwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈhoʊlˌwaɪz/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whole n., -wise comb. form.
Etymology: < whole n. + -wise comb. form.
rare.
A. adv.
As a whole, completely, all at once.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adverb]
yhollichec1315
whollyc1330
halelya1400
integrally1471
halec1480
integrately1485
entirely1491
wholewise1674
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 107 If you ask,..Whether it touches secundum se totum or not? Whether wholewise or piecewise?
1880 S. Lanier Hymns of Marshes i. 147 The..sea-rim sinks..wholewise.
1967 Ethics 78 127/2 The beauty of objects may not attach to them..in quite the same way as goodness attaches, though wholewise, to good things.
B. adj. (attributive).
Operating or functioning as a whole.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adjective] > constituting or comprising a whole > as a whole
wholewise1937
1937 Mind 46 252 The whole-wise working of the organism is further illustrated by the ‘privileged postures’ which we take up as a convenient background to various performances.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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