Solely vs. Wholly
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Difference Between Solely and Wholly
Solelyadverb
Alone; exclusively.
The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill.Whollyadverb
Completely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
Solelyadverb
without any others being included or involved;
was entirely to blamea school devoted entirely to the needs of problem childrenhe works for Mr. Smith exclusivelydid it solely for moneythe burden of proof rests on the prosecution alonea privilege granted only to himWhollyadverb
Exclusively and solely.
Whollyadverb
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly');
he was wholly convincedentirely satisfied with the mealit was completely different from what we expectedwas completely at faulta totally new situationthe directions were all wrongit was not altogether her faultan altogether new approacha whole new ideaADVERTISEMENT
