What is the Latin word for wholly?

The usual Latin words for “wholly” are plānus, omnīnō, prōrsus; also longus, multus, valdē. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“wholly” in Latin

plānuslevel, flat, even; intelligible, clear omnīnōin all things, in all ways, entirely, utterly, altogether, wholly; in all, altogether, only, just; in any thing, in any prōrsusforwards; straight forward; directly; certainly, truly, precisely, utterly, absolutely longusfar, long; extended, prolonged (of space, in general); remote, distant, far off; great, vast, spacious multusmuch; many valdēvery, very much, exceedingly; strongly, vigorously, intensely

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

wholly

ex toto (perfectly, completely; e.g., tutum esse): ex integro (anew, afresh; e.g., aliquid efficere novum): ex omni parte (in every respect; e.g., beatum esse): omni numero: omnibus numeris; omnibus numeris et partibus (in all its parts): omni ratione (in every manner; e.g., aliquem exinanire): plane; omnino; prorsus (entirely, altogether): longe; multo (by far before alius and aliter): valde (very; strengthening the word with which it is joined): It is wholly false, falsum est id totum: I am wolly thine, totus tuus sum; totus tibi deditus sum: he is wolly uneducated, omnino omnis eruditionis expers est: he is wolly made up of deceit and lies, totus ex fraude et mendaciis factus est or constat: wolly to deny, praefracte negare, ejurare: to be wolly of a different opinion, longe aliter sentire; tota sententia dissidere (Cic., De Fin., 4, 1, 2): to be wolly different, longe secus esse; longe aliter se habere. The Latins, however, frequently express “wholly” by per in composition, (e.g., hoc mihi perplacet; pernegare), or by a superlative (e.g., homo perditissimus).

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What is the Latin word for wholly?: The usual Latin words for “wholly” are plānus, omnīnō, prōrsus; also longus, multus, valdē. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.