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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-əʊli|-əʊli, Rhymes:English:-əʊlli|-əʊlli

Adverb

completely and entirely; to the fullest extent
exclusively and solely

Antonyms

partly

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Wholly \Whol"ly\, adv.
1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely;
perfectly.
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Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. --Dryden.
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2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.
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They employed themselves wholly in domestic life.
--Addison.
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WordNet wholly
adv : 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: entirely, completely,
totally, all, altogether, whole] [ant: partially]

Moby Dictionary
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