/ 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 ).
/ 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. 2005