"holus-bolus" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Unknown. Possibly of Ancient Greek origin, from ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) and βόλος (bólos, “a throw with a casting net”), or βῶλος (bôlos, “lump”). May have been Latinized (i.e., -us ending as in masculine singular in Latin, as opposed to -os ending for masculine singular in Greek). Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-adv|-|head=holus-bolus}} holus-bolus (not comparable)
  1. All together; entirely; without modification. Tags: not-comparable Translations (all together, unmodified): наведнъж (navednǎž) (Bulgarian), vcelku (Czech), in toto (Italian), completamente (Spanish), totalmente (Spanish)

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