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wholesomely

wholesomely adverb: in a wholesome manner.

Adverb

wholesomely (comparative more wholesomely, superlative most wholesomely)

  1. In a wholesome manner.
    • He let it be thought that he was wholesomely home-grown, not the son of the son of an immigrant.2023, H. Gareth Gavin, Never Was, Cipher Press, page 176
    Antonyms:
    unwholesomely

Antonyms of wholesomely

Forms of wholesomely

comparativemore wholesomely
superlativemost wholesomely
alternative formholesomely

Origin of wholesomely

From Middle English holsumly, holsumliche, equivalent to wholesome + -ly.

Questions about wholesomely

What does wholesomely mean?
Wholesomely means in a wholesome manner.
What part of speech is wholesomely?
Wholesomely is an adverb.

Words near wholesomely in the dictionary

  1. wholesales
  2. wholesaling
  3. wholesalings
  4. wholescale
  5. wholesome
  6. wholesomely
  7. wholesomeness
  8. wholesomenesses
  9. wholesomer
  10. wholesomest
  11. wholesomnesse

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