wholly

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adverb to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

From Middle English holly, holeliche, holliche (also as halely, hallich, etc.). Doublet of earlier holy. By surface analysis, whol(e) + -ly.

[767] The outcome was not wholly disappointing. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose
They have not yet had time wholly to disappear. — The Insect Folk, Morley, Margaret Warner
This blame, in mere justice, the author takes wholly upon himself. — Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Thomas De Quincey

entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole

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