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Definition of
wholly adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
wholly
adverb
adverb
NAmE
/
/
ˈhoʊli
/
/
(
formal
)
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completely
synonym
totally
wholly inappropriate behavior
The government is not wholly to blame for the recession.
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wholly
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wholly-owned
adjective
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whole-wheat
adjective
who'll
short form
wholly
adverb
wholly-owned
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whom
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