whollyadverb
uk/ˈhəʊl.li/us/ˈhoʊl.li/C2 completely:
I wasn't wholly convinced by her explanation.
That's a wholly different issue.
a machine that is wholly British-made
More examples
- He was wholly unprepared for what he saw.
- The company isn't wholly to blame for the snafu.
- The plan to build the road through the forest is wholly misconceived.
- He was wholly inattentive to the needs of his children.
- His casual behaviour was wholly inappropriate for such a formal occasion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Complete and whole
- A, a
- a/one hundred percent idiom
- absolutely
- all or nothing idiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- completely
- flat
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- fully fledged
- heart and soul idiom
- root
- totally
- unabridged
- unadulterated
- unconditional
- uncut
- undivided
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