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wholly

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wholly \Whol"ly\, adv.
   1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely;
      perfectly.

            Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. --Dryden.

   2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.

            They employed themselves wholly in domestic life.
                                                  --Addison.

Source : WordNet®

wholly
     adv : to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
           (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "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" [syn: {entirely}, {completely},
            {totally}, {all}, {altogether}, {whole}] [ant: {partially}]
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