'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]