wholly
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3.4
- adverb
- /ˈhoʊlli/
:
completamente
- So genetics is not wholly out of the picture.
- almost wholly
- wholly-owned
- a wholly owned subsidiary
Instead, those who rejoice will wholly enter into this joy.
- Instead, those who rejoice will wholly enter into this joy.
- If we speak of a cauldron, we must not wholly forget the cooks.
- So if we take Afghanistan for example, Afghanistan is wholly different to to Syria.
- But from this point on the initiative shifts wholly to the side of the slave.
- And others, you know, I have teammates who hold, you know, wholly different views to me.
- Well, I, I think it's more that you can't wholly categorize it as a sport.
- So the case is wholly obscure by itself.
- Camp is either completely naive or else wholly conscious.
- And dance really gives me that sense of being wholly, totally in the world.
- And it's kind of like semi awkward, but semi funny, but wholly respectable.
- When you realise that the human brain is wholly irrational.
- It has internal inconsistencies unless we allow for something wholly unfamiliar.
- He made a conflation that was wholly innocent.
- It's a wholly unique area with unique experience.
Examples
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Its concern is wholly with the individual.
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I believe we're groping toward a wholly different model of education and making significant progress.
Academic text (2011) -
And dance really gives me that sense of being wholly, totally in the world.
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So the case is wholly obscure by itself.
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I would say with a long life experience, politics is wholly unpredictable.
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The response of the international community in dealing with it has been wholly inadequate.
Academic text (2011) -
But the problem is, is that this is completely and wholly inaccurate.
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Every act of production, every market transaction, is set in motion and wholly governed by consumer preferences.
Academic text (1999) -
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book.
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I am wholly committed to improving my writing skills.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Completely and without any doubt
∞
1.0
Totally, in every way
∞
1.0
To be complete with nothing left out
∞
1.0
To the fullest degree
∞
1.0
Completely, with nothing left out
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2.2
Completely without leaving anything out
775
1.0
Completely, to show that something is true
259
3.5
To do something completely and carefully
236
3.6
Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great
149
3.3
Completely with nothing left
131
1.7
Completely, with nothing missing
91
3.7
To say something is complete or very strong to make a point
35
4.2
Completely, with nothing left to pay
8
2.3
Totally and without any doubt
7
3.7
Completely and without doubt
6
6.7
In a way that includes every part and leaves nothing out
1
4.5
Completely, with nothing else causing or helping it
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Etymology
The word wholly comes from the word whole meaning 'complete', plus the ending -ly that turns it into an adverb. So wholly means 'completely', like eating a whole cake — you finished every part, which helps you remember the meaning.