wholly
/ˈhəʊlli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhəʊlli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhō(l)-lē/ (ame, mw)
wholly — adverb
1. in every way possible; to the fullest extent, with nothing left out or missing
in every way possible; to the fullest extent, with nothing left out or missing
Diya was not wholly convinced by the manager's explanation.
not wholly + past participle (partial negation)
Kenji wholly devoted himself to finding a cure for the disease.
wholly + reflexive verb
The committee rejected Roya's proposal as wholly impractical.
Christopher's account of the accident was wholly different from the driver's version.
The charity relies wholly on donations from the local community.
- completely
Neutral register; the most common choice for everyday speech and writing
- entirely
Slightly more formal than completely, but less formal than wholly; suggests nothing is excluded
- totally
Informal register; very common in spoken English and casual writing
- fully
Emphasises sufficiency or adequacy rather than absolute completeness; naturally pairs with verbs like understand, support, agree
- partially
Indicates only part of something, the opposite of wholly
- incompletely
Suggests something is unfinished or lacking full coverage
文法句型
wholly + adjective
wholly + past participle
not wholly + adjective / past participle
用法筆記
More formal than completely or totally. Common in legal, academic, and formal written English but less frequent in everyday conversation. Frequently modifies adjectives (wholly different) and past participles (wholly convinced). In negative constructions, not wholly conveys partial negation, meaning 'partially but not fully'.