different between wholly vs precisely
wholly
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)
- 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.
- 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
Translations
wholly From the web:
- what wholly mean
- what wholly owned subsidiary means
- what wholly mean in the bible
- woolly what knot
- wholly what does this mean
- wholly what he must do
- what does wholly owned subsidiary mean
- what does wholly mean in the bible
precisely
English
Etymology
precise +? -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???sa?sli/
- Hyphenation: pre?cise?ly
Adverb
precisely (comparative more precisely, superlative most precisely)
- (manner) In a precise manner; exactly.
- Synonyms: exactly, incisively; see also Thesaurus:exactly
- Antonym: imprecisely
- (focus) Used to provide emphasis.
Translations
precisely From the web:
- what precisely means
- what precisely is the team expected to deliver
- what do precisely mean
- what is meant by precisely
- what does precisely mean
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