Definition of WHOLLY

wholly

Adverb

  • Completely and entirely; totally.
  • to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
    • "he was wholly convinced"

Adv

  • Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent; (loosely, exaggeratedly) very; to a great extent.
  • Exclusively and solely.

Examples

  • A creature wholly given to brawls and wine.
  • Her strategy was wholly focused on denying her opponent access to bonus squares.
  • Wholly, in my opinion, this is wrong.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English holly, holeliche, holliche (also as halely, hallich, etc.), equivalent to whole + -ly. Doublet of holy.

Antonyms

partly

Scrabble Score: 15

wholly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
wholly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wholly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

wholly: valid Words With Friends Word