wholly Copy link Outline 1. omnīno2. plāne3. prorsus (absolutely, decidedly)4. ex tōto • wholly: 1. omnīno: either w. or in great part, aut omnino, aut magna ex parte, Cic. Tusc. 1, 1, 1. 2. plāne: he is w. without common sense, communi sensu plane caret, Hor. S. 1, 3, 66. 3. prorsus (absolutely, decidedly): I am w. of that opinion, ita prorsus existimo, Cic. Tusc. 2, 5, 14. 4. ex tōto: nor yet can you w. abandon them, nec tamen ex toto deserere illa potes, Ov. Pont. 4, 8, 72. Or expr. by ex omni parte, omni ratione, etc.: v. altogether, entirely. Phr.: that is w. false, falsum est id totum, Cic. Rep. 2, 15, 28: a man w. made up of deceit and lies, totus ex fraude et mendacio factus, id. Clu. 26, 72: w. wrapt up in those trifles, totus in illis (nugis), Hor. S. 1, 9, 2. Wholly may also be expr. by per in compounds, or by the superlative degree of adjj.