WHOLLY


Meaning of WHOLLY in English

/ ˈhəʊlli; NAmE ˈhoʊlli/ adverb

( formal ) completely

SYN totally :

wholly inappropriate behaviour

The government is not wholly to blame for the recession.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : probably already in Old English (see whole , -ly ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.