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wholly

(hoʊlli)
adverb [ADVERB adjective]
You use wholly to emphasize the extent or degree to which something is the case.
[emphasis]
While the two are only days apart in age they seem to belong to wholly differentgenerations.
For urban areas this approach was wholly inadequate.
The accusation is wholly without foundation.
Synonyms: completely, totally, perfectly, fully More Synonyms of wholly
More Synonyms of wholly

wholly in British English

(ˈhəʊllɪ)
adverb
1. 
completely, totally, or entirely
2. 
without exception; exclusively

wholly in American English

(ˈhoʊlli; ˈhoʊli)
adverb
to the whole amount or extent; totally; entirely
Word origin
ME holi: see whole & -y2

Examples of 'wholly' in a sentence
wholly

But in other respects it was wholly different.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She was wholly without discrimination.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's a wholly different animal.
The Sun (2017)
Such proximity might well seem wholly unsuitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This sentence is wholly without reasonable basis.
The Sun (2009)
Those two famous closing rounds were wholly different in kind.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But that seems wholly unrealistic to me.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They earned as good a reputation as it is possible to get without being wholly angelic.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The present case was one of wholly different complexion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The claims she makes are wholly without foundation and will be vigorously defended.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Others have drawn a wholly different lesson.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
It has not been wholly without foundation.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Most weeks he would meet some old friends and take part in a wholly different sporting experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It demands a wholly different set of emotions and skills to those needed in personal relationships.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And it is important to understand that these are two wholly different manners of government.
Peregrine Worsthorne IN DEFENCE OF ARISTOCRACY (2004)
It seems a wholly sensible idea to collect food waste and turn it into gas you can pump into the grid.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Foot was wholly without vanity or side and part of him eagerly withdrew from the arena to indulge his literary tastes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Banking seemed a wholly domestic activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This allegation is wholly without foundation.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This whole affair makes a mockery that expenses claimed should be wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It seemed wholly natural for them to work together, both say.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I wholly and completely refute her criticism.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This should apply to any trip that was not wholly, exclusively and necessarily for the purposes of the employment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I looked pretty good the next morning, but that sometimes happens and it seems wholly random.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
At other moments, though, it seemed wholly original.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
When it comes to books, this is amplified by beautiful production, which feeds into the quality of being wholly and completely intended.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
Around August last year I stopped using it completely and was wholly back on the cigarettes.
The Sun (2012)

In other languages
wholly

British English: wholly ADVERB
You use wholly to emphasize the extent or degree to which something is the case.
While the two are only days apart in age they seem to belong to wholly different generations.
  • American English: wholly
  • Brazilian Portuguese: totalmente
  • Chinese: 完全地
  • European Spanish: totalmente
  • French: entièrement
  • German: völlig
  • Italian: completamente
  • Japanese: 全く
  • Korean: 전적으로
  • European Portuguese: totalmente
  • Latin American Spanish: totalmente

Chinese translation of 'wholly'

wholly

(ˈhəulɪ)

adv

  1. 完全地 (wánquán de)
1 (adverb) 
Definition
completely or totally
The accusation is wholly without foundation.
Synonyms
completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.
I have fallen completely in love with him.
totally
Young people want something totally different from the old ways.
perfectly
These mushrooms are perfectly safe to eat.
fully
She was fully aware of my thoughts.
entirely
The two cases are entirely different.
comprehensively
altogether
The choice of language is altogether different.
thoroughly
We returned home thoroughly contented.
utterly
The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.
heart and soul
one hundred per cent (informal)
in every respect
Opposites
partly
,
relatively
,
somewhat
,
slightly
,
moderately
,
in part
,
partially
,
incompletely
2 (adverb) 
societies which rely wholly on farming to survive
Synonyms
solely
Too often we make decisions based solely on what we see in magazines.
only
Computers are only for use by class members.
exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
without exception
to the exclusion of everything else

Additional synonyms

in the sense of altogether
Definition
completely
The choice of language is altogether different.
Synonyms
completely,
all,
fully,
entirely,
comprehensively,
thoroughly,
wholly,
every inch,
one hundred per cent (informal),
in every respect,
al2gethr
in the sense of entirely
The two cases are entirely different.
Synonyms
completely,
totally,
perfectly,
absolutely,
fully,
altogether,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
every inch,
without exception,
unreservedly,
in every respect,
without reservation,
lock, stock and barrel
in the sense of exclusively
It is no longer an exclusively male domain.
Synonyms
solely,
totally,
fully,
entirely,
wholly,
uniquely

Synonyms of 'wholly'

wholly

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of fully
Definition
to the greatest degree or extent
She was fully aware of my thoughts.
Synonyms
completely,
totally,
perfectly,
entirely,
absolutely,
altogether,
thoroughly,
intimately,
wholly,
positively,
utterly,
every inch,
heart and soul,
to the hilt,
one hundred per cent,
in all respects,
from first to last,
lock, stock and barrel
in the sense of only
Definition
without anyone or anything else being included
Computers are only for use by class members.
Synonyms
exclusively,
entirely,
purely,
solely
in the sense of perfectly
These mushrooms are perfectly safe to eat.
Synonyms
completely,
totally,
entirely,
absolutely,
quite,
fully,
altogether,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
consummately,
every inch
in the sense of thoroughly
We returned home thoroughly contented.
Synonyms
completely,
quite,
totally,
perfectly,
entirely,
absolutely,
utterly,
to the full,
downright,
to the hilt,
without reservation
in the sense of totally
Young people want something totally different from the old ways.
Synonyms
completely,
entirely,
absolutely,
quite,
perfectly,
fully,
comprehensively,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
consummately,
wholeheartedly,
unconditionally,
to the hilt,
one hundred per cent,
unmitigatedly
in the sense of utterly
The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.
Synonyms
totally,
completely,
absolutely,
just,
really,
quite,
perfectly,
fully,
entirely,
extremely,
altogether,
thoroughly,
wholly,
downright,
categorically,
to the core,
one hundred per cent,
in all respects,
to the nth degree,
unqualifiedly
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