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whole-hearted

whole-hearted is the alternative form of wholehearted.

Meaning of wholehearted

Adjective

wholehearted (comparative more wholehearted, superlative most wholehearted)

  1. Showing enthusiastic and unconditional commitment; having no reservations.
    Antonyms:
    heartless, unhearty

Forms of whole-hearted

comparativemore whole-hearted
superlativemost whole-hearted

Origin of whole-hearted

From whole + hearted.

Words formed from whole-hearted

Questions about whole-hearted

What is whole-hearted the alternative form of?
Whole-hearted is the alternative form of wholehearted.

Words near whole-hearted in the dictionary

  1. whole-grain bread
  2. whole-grain breads
  3. whole-gyp
  4. whole-gyps
  5. whole-handedly
  6. whole-hearted
  7. whole-heartedly
  8. whole-heartedness
  9. whole-hogger
  10. whole-hoggers
  11. whole-hoggism

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