Meanings
adverbwholesomely (comparative more wholesomely, superlative most wholesomely)
comparative more wholesomely · superlative most wholesomely · alternative holesomely
- 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 176Antonyms: unwholesomely
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a wholesome manner.
Opposite
Origin
- Middle Englishholsumly
- Englishwholesomely
From Middle English holsumly, holsumliche, equivalent to wholesome + -ly.
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wholesomely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wholesomely
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“wholesomely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wholesomely. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wholesomely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wholesomely.
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