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Wholly is defined as completely or fully.

(adverb)

An example of something done wholly is learning everything possible about a subject.

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See wholly in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

to the whole amount or extent; totally; entirely

Origin: ME holi: see whole & -y

See wholly in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
  1. Completely; entirely: “The old American purposes are still wholly relevant” (John F. Kennedy).
  2. Exclusively; solely.

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