WHOLLY


Meaning of WHOLLY in English

adverb

also whole·ly ˈhōl]ē, ]i, when emphatic also ˈhōll]\

Etymology: Middle English hoolly, from hool entire, whole + -ly

1. : to the full or entire extent : without diminution or reduction : altogether , completely , totally

the land is used wholly for crops — P.E.James

2. : to the exclusion of other things : solely

in order to devote himself wholly to this work he resigned — G.F.Smythe

much prefer to be wholly agriculturalists — L.S.B.Leakey

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.