whole


3whole

adv

Definition of WHOLE

1
: wholly, entirely <a whole new age group — Henry Chauncey>
2
: as a complete entity

Examples of WHOLE

  1. We cooked the chicken whole.
  2. The frog swallowed the fly whole.

First Known Use of WHOLE

14th century

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