different between essentially vs wholly

English

Etymology

essential +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s?n??li/
• Hyphenation: es?sen?tial?ly

Adverb

essentially (comparative more essentially, superlative most essentially)

1. in an essential manner; in essence

Synonyms

• actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, centrally, characteristically, factually, fundamentally, in essence, in the main, inherently, intrinsically, naturally, substantially
• See also Thesaurus:intrinsically or Thesaurus:fundamentally

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• wholely
• wholy (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h??li/, [?h??.l?], /?h??lli/, [?h????.l?]
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ho?li/, [?ho?.li], /?ho?li/, [?ho???.li]
• Homophones: holey, holy
• Rhymes: -??li, -??lli
• Hyphenation: whol?ly

Adverb

wholly (not comparable)

1. Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
   • Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.
2. Exclusively and solely.

   A creature wholly given to brawls and wine.

Synonyms

• (to the fullest extent): completely, totally; see also Thesaurus:completely
• (exclusively): entirely, solely; see also Thesaurus:solely

Antonyms

• (completely): partly

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