'Wholly' definitions:
Definition of 'wholly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea" [syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially, partly]
Definition of 'Wholly'
From: GCIDE
- Wholly \Whol"ly\, adv.
- 1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly. [1913 Webster]
- Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully. [1913 Webster]
- They employed themselves wholly in domestic life. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wholly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolutely,
- across the board,
- all,
- all put together,
- altogether,
- as a body,
- as a whole,
- at large,
- at length,
- bodily,
- collectively,
- completely,
- comprehensively,
- corporately,
- en bloc,
- en masse,
- entirely,
- exclusively,
- exhaustively,
- faultlessly,
- flawlessly,
- fully,
- globally,
- hundred per cent,
- ideally,
- immaculately,
- impeccably,
- in a body,
- in all,
- in all respects,
- in bulk,
- in detail,
- in extenso,
- in full,
- in full measure,
- in its entirety,
- in particular,
- in the aggregate,
- in the gross,
- in the lump,
- in the mass,
- in toto,
- inclusively,
- infallibly,
- inside out,
- integrally,
- irreducibly,
- just right,
- largely,
- merely,
- minutely,
- on all counts,
- one and all,
- only,
- outright,
- particularly,
- perfectly,
- purely,
- roundly,
- simply,
- solely,
- specifically,
- spotlessly,
- thoroughly,
- to the hilt,
- totally,
- tout a fait,
- tout ensemble,
- unanalyzably,
- unconditionally,
- undividedly,
- unreservedly