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wholly

/ˈhoʊ.li/adverb2 syllables

Wholly means: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely.

Synonyms for wholly8

adverb, as in to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole, right

also used for wholly

solely

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Opposites of wholly

partly

What does wholly mean?1

adverb

1

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely“he was wholly convinced”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wholly?4

two syllables

slowlygoalielowly

three syllables

unholy
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Wholly in a sentence

  • But if we were wholly rational, would we want children at all?unknown
  • You can trust him to some degree, but not wholly.unknown
  • It's a wholly-owned subsidiary, but it maintains some independence from its parent company.AlanF_US
  • The company is wholly owned by the local government.CM
  • Due to severe educational influence the child became a wholly different person.al_ex_an_der
  • I am not wholly convinced that you are right.CC
  • But the determination of the vocabulary leaves few grammatical questions wholly indeterminate.yirhrgyd
  • The company, wholly owned by NTT, is doing well.CN

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