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BNC: 3314 COCA: 6835

wholly

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
wholly /ˈhoʊlli/ adverb
wholly
/ˈhoʊlli/
adverb
Learner's definition of WHOLLY
formal
: completely or fully完全地;全部地
BNC: 3314 COCA: 6835

wholly

adverb

whol·​ly ˈhō(l)-lē How to pronounce wholly (audio)
1
: to the full or entire extent : completely
a wholly owned subsidiary
2
: to the exclusion of other things : solely
a book dealing wholly with herbs

Example Sentences

She is wholly devoted to her children. An infant is wholly dependent on its mother. The claim is wholly without merit.
Recent Examples on the Web To that end, Sony will soon be releasing a wholly new VR headset for the PlayStation 5. WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022 Taking the long-serving nameplate in a wholly new direction, the GR Corolla is a high-performance machine that comes loaded with serious equipment. Greg Pajo, Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2022 So for the sake of the show, there will most likely be parts of the overall story taken from Tolkien’s timeline, but individual characters and smaller storylines will be wholly new. Milan Polk, Men's Health, 1 Sep. 2022 This would mean that everything that’s happened thus far was not a simulation, but instead, this is something wholly new that Dolores is created. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 On April 12, 1945, Harry Truman stepped into the Oval Office wholly unprepared for the moment. Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022 These are challenges that many women—this one included—feel wholly unprepared for. Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2022 In other words, not yet sculpted by winter storms, so not as steep and without significant protective sand bars — wholly unprepared for such a potent early-season blast. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2021 However, its objective was never to conquer Ukraine conventionally — 200,000 men was grossly insufficient to subjugate the largest country wholly in Europe. Seth Cropsey, National Review, 20 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English hoolly, from hool whole

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wholly was in the 14th century
BNC: 3314 COCA: 6835

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