English adverb: wholly | |||
1. | wholly to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | ||
Samples | He was wholly convinced. Entirely satisfied with the meal. It was completely different from what we expected. Was completely at fault. A totally new situation. The directions were all wrong. It was not altogether her fault. An altogether new approach. A whole new idea. | ||
Synonyms | all, altogether, completely, entirely, totally, whole | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | part, partially, partly | ||