English English Dictionary

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wholly in English:

1. all


Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
We're all happy.
I hope all but one of your dreams come true, so you always have something to strive for.
I had a lot of gumption when I was young, but now it seems to have all petered out.
Finding one's way around Nagoya is very simple. All you do is look at the signs.
If at all possible, you should go and look into the matter yourself.
Her courage during her illness is an inspiration to us all.
All this walking is killing the soles of my feet and my toes. I wonder if I have the right size shoes.
The best parents of all are those who allow their children to follow their natural talents.
Earlier, as I was walking down the sidewalk, a car drove by and splashed water on me. Look at this! My skirt and shoes are all muddy.
I know that it is highly unlikely that we'll be able to sell all this stuff.
He gives work all he's got, and gets more work done than anybody else.
If you aren't careful about what you eat, you'll put back on all the weight that you spent so much time losing.
Tom promised Mary that he'd pay back all the money that he'd borrowed from her.
After spending hours out in the cold winter wind, my skin got all chapped and dry.

English word "wholly"(all) occurs in sets:

Business English - MU, VIII-X

2. entirely or completely



3. an adverb that indicates the totality of something



English word "wholly"(an adverb that indicates the totality of something) occurs in sets:

TOEFL - Most important words 476 - 500

4. completely


If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."
Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.
completely different
Insurance makes us remember that the world we live in isn't completely safe; we might fall ill, face danger or encounter the unexpected.
Completely surrounded by our troops, the enemy finally surrendered to us.
The boxing match was completely one-sided, one pug was so badly mauled that his manager had to throw in the sponge.
For things that have had contents with volatile oil like thinners they should be left for a few days to completely evaporate it before being disposed of as non-flammable waste.
These two have completely different patterning but no difference is seen in their internal morphology so it seems that they are considered the same.
Nowhere but in the world of the antique is it more obvious that many of the things that we, as individuals hold dear, are completely arbitrary.
People often laud Christopher Columbus for all the lands that he discovered, but most are completely unaware of his numerous under-the-sea discoveries.
The musical instruments and parts are completely professional quality! And yet the prices are lower than anywhere!
He's completely convinced of his own greatness but to the people around him he's just a selfish jerk.
When investigating the pH (acidic, neutral, alkaline) of a liquid, don't soak the litmus paper completely in the liquid but just put the end of the paper in it.
Every Tatoeba sentence should be commented and its translation discussed, unless it's completely obvious.
I kept saying "Let's stop" but she drained cup after cup of wine -- and now, as you can see, she's completely drunk.