wholly

C1
UK /ˈhəʊlli/US /ˈhəʊlli/

Meaning

adverb
completely
wholly inappropriate behaviour

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Now, you might think that I chose my second theme, the importance of imagination, because of the part it played in rebuilding my life, but that is not wholly so.

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Now, you might think that I chose my second theme, the importance of imagination, because of the part it played in rebuilding my life, but that is not wholly so.

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