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Thesaurus: wholly

In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.

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  1. adv. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly.
  2. adv. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.
  3. adv. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely
  4. 1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely; perfectly. Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. Dryden. 2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully. They employed themselves wholly in domestic life. Addison.
  5. r:100 r. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')