WHOLLY - Definition

Pronunciation:		'howlee
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adv] to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; "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"; (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly' as in"a whole new idea")

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	Synonyms:	all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole

	Antonyms:	part, partially, partly


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Whol"ly\, adv. 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.