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from The Century Dictionary.

  • An amended spelling of wholly.

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Examples

  • Since we raised the minimum wage back in 1996, by the way, it was President Clinton and a Republican Congress that raised the wage back than, its value of the increase has been holely erode.

    CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2004 2004

  • His was a queer experience. he dug out his fortune amid the bars of the river and then went back to Seattle and married a daughter having three homely sisters, and his wife was twice as holely as them all. each year following for four years he returned to

    Black Beaver The Trapper George Edward Lewis

  • For by what stody myght be more holely or better socour mankynde than by suche doctrynes as he gaue.

    The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 Sebastian Brant 1489

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