wholely

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A form of wholly — Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.

OriginEnglish whole ← Middle English hol ← Old English hāl →
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Meanings

adverbwholely (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of wholly.

    A wholely owned subsidiary is one whose common voting shares are wholely owned...

    1983, James Bradley, Introduction to Data Base Management in Business
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    If this circle fall wholely without the ellipse, the point H will be the vertex of the greater axis...

    1810, John Dougall, The Modern Preceptor

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
  2. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hail
  4. Old Englishhāl
  5. Middle Englishhol
  6. Englishwhole
  7. Englishwholely

From whole + -ly.

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APA

wholely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wholely

MLA

“wholely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wholely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wholely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wholely.

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