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unwholly

unwholly adverb: in a way that is not whole; partially, incompletely.

Adverb

unwholly (not comparable)

  1. In a way that is not whole; partially, incompletely.
    • The task was a novel and not unwholly congenial one, but he finally got the attention of a saleswoman and made his wishes known.1911, Harper's Magazine
    • ...but the growth of the house from the blueprint to the completed building is a process not unwholly like that of the growth of the kitten into a cat...1971, Kenneth Ewart Boulding, Collected Papers
    Synonyms:
    partly

Synonyms of unwholly

Origin of unwholly

From unwhole + -ly or un- + wholly.

Questions about unwholly

What does unwholly mean?
Unwholly means in a way that is not whole; partially, incompletely.
What part of speech is unwholly?
Unwholly is an adverb.

Words near unwholly in the dictionary

  1. unwhole
  2. unwholeness
  3. unwholesome
  4. unwholesomely
  5. unwholesomeness
  6. unwholly
  7. unwholsomness
  8. unwicked
  9. unwickedness
  10. unwide
  11. unwidened

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