wholly

Meaning

1. Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent; (loosely, exaggeratedly) very; to a great extent.
2. Exclusively and solely.

Synonyms

entirely

completely

totally

fully

all

altogether

absolutely

quite

thoroughly

utterly

whole

at all

perfectly

solely

in general

exclusively

in its entirety

stark

everything

really

as a whole

in full

sheer

generally

truly

from A to Z

universally

through and through

through

roundly

seraphically

simply

sincerely

soundly

starkly

straightforward

⬆️

sublimely

total

unconditionally

universal

verily

well

wholeheartedly

wholesale

to the end

whole lot

in a crowd

all-sided

whole thing

in a mass

teetotally

undilutedly

abundantly

blindly

chastely

clean

clean-cut

cleanly

clear

dead

💀

devotedly

entire

especially

every

🔁

every inch

full

general

heartily

innocently

in plenty

integrally

maximally

merely

not at all

overall

persistent

plum

plumb

purely

roaring

Hyphenated as

whol‧ly

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhəʊ.li/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: holly

In summary

From Middle English holly, holeliche, holliche (also as halely, hallich, etc.), equivalent to whole + -ly. Doublet of holy.