Associations to the word «Wholly»

Wiktionary

WHOLLY, adverb. Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
WHOLLY, adverb. Exclusively and solely.

Dictionary definition

WHOLLY, 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".

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway