wholly

Definition

Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent; (loosely, exaggeratedly) very; to a great extent.

Etymology

From Middle English holly, holeliche, holliche (also as halely, hallich, etc.), equivalent to whole + -ly. Doublet of holy.

Example Sentences

• "Wholly, in my opinion, this is wrong."
• "And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet haue troden, shall be thine inheritance, and thy childrens for euer, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God."
• "Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations."