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The word whole can only rarely be used as an adverb (it is an adjective or a noun).

The word wholly is the proper form of the word whole in adverb form.

However, if one is referring to an undivided or an unbroken piece one might say "to swallow a plum whole" (some sources categorize this as colloquial).

An additional colloquial use appears in "it was a whole new idea" where, like wholly, whole might modify "new" instead of "idea."

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