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Added 9 October 2026

wholly

/ˈhəʊ.li/ adverb

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wholly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly').
he was wholly convinced

Origin

From Middle English holly, holeliche, holliche (also as halely, hallich, etc.). Doublet of earlier holy. By surface analysis, whol(e) + -ly.

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