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wholesale +‎ -ly

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wholesalely (not comparable)

  1. In a wholesale or indiscriminate manner.
    • 1977, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on General Oversight and Alaska Lands, Inclusion of Alaska lands in national park, forest, wildlife refuge, and wild and scenic rivers systems: Hearings, page 273:
      And I believe that wholesalely declaring these areas off limits to motorized access is out of line.