wholly
Meanings
Adverb
- to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
- "he was wholly convinced"
Adv
- Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent; (loosely, exaggeratedly) very; to a great extent.
- Exclusively and solely.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English holly, holeliche, holliche (also as halely, hallich, etc.), equivalent to whole + -ly. Doublet of holy.
Synonyms
all, altogether, completely, entirely, solely, totally, whole
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
wholly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordwholly is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wholly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
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