“Holey” or “Holy” or “Wholly”

Overview

holey / holy / wholly are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

holey: (adjective) allowing passage in and out.

holy: (adjective) belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power.

wholly: (adverb) to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly').

Pronunciation

holey: NA

holy: hh·OW·l·iy

wholly: hh·OW·l·iy

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Examples in Context

Examples of “holey”

Examples of “holy”

At that time, the Holy Roman Empire expanded northwards and…
…of the Invention of the Holy Cross, was built and the…
…fief been part of the Holy Roman Empire, and was eventually…
…which was part of the Holy Roman Empire, to Denmark proper…
…their legally different affiliation as Holy Roman and Danish fiefs.
…first a fief of the Holy Roman Empire, originating in the…
…Duke of Holstein within the Holy Roman Empire.
…completely to either Denmark, the Holy Roman Empire, or been virtually…
…Holstein (a fief of the Holy Roman Empire) and of Schleswig…
…or Bavaria had to the Holy Roman Emperor.

Examples of “wholly”

…and subsequently Mecel became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delphi.
…Chapple added that it was "wholly and utterly unacceptable to promote…
…if the player's forces are wholly incapacitated or killed, the squad's…
…string of development programmes aimed wholly or in part at Isan.
The company is wholly independent and is run entirely…
…since 1964 by Frito-Lay, a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo.
…to Parliament it was a wholly independent body.
The company opened a wholly owned sales branch in Malaysia…
The intervals allowed appeared wholly inadequate, particularly for a powerful…
…deals with a Manhattan subculture wholly devoid of ethics or morality,…

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