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whol·ly

[hoh-lee, hohl-lee]
adverb
1.
entirely; totally; altogether; quite.
2.
to the whole amount, extent, etc.
3.
so as to comprise or involve all.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English holliche. See whole, -ly

holey, holy, wholly.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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  • The ozone decision was jarring because it was wholly unexpected.
  • I've tried three ways of managing a reading list, none of them wholly satisfactory.
  • Even a wholly technocratic government can never fully escape politics.
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wholly (ˈhəʊllɪ)
 
adv
1.  completely, totally, or entirely
2.  without exception; exclusively

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