Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wholely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: whole-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative spelling of wholly.

Example Sentences

"If this circle fall wholely without the ellipse, the point H will be the vertex of the greater axis..."
"A wholely owned subsidiary is one whose common voting shares are wholely owned..."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-West Germanic *hail Old English hāl Middle English hol English whole Middle English -ly English -ly English wholely From whole + -ly.

Questions

What does wholely mean?: Alternative spelling of wholly.
Where does wholely come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos Proto-Germanic *hailaz Proto-West Germanic *hail Old English hāl Middle English hol English whole Middle English -ly English -ly English wholely From whole + -ly.

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