"wholly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈhəʊ.li/ [UK], /ˈhoʊ.li/ [US] Audio: en-us-wholly.ogg [US]
Etymology: whole + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|whole|ly}} whole + -ly
  1. If something is wholly something or some way, it is so in every way or as much as possible. Synonyms: completely, totally
    Sense id: simple-wholly-en-adv-E1nGHbSr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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