different between wholly vs strictly

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

Translations

English

Etymology

strict +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??ktli/

Adverb

strictly (comparative strictlier or more strictly, superlative strictliest or most strictly)

1. In a strict manner.

   He adhered strictly to the diet his doctor prescribed.

2. In a limited manner; only

   • This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.

3. In a narrow or limited sense.

   That term refers strictly to smaller birds.

4. (mathematics) In a manner that applies to every member of a set or every interval of a function

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