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wholesomely

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whole·some  (hlsm)
adj. whole·som·er, whole·som·est
1. Conducive to sound health or well-being; salutary: simple, wholesome food; a wholesome climate.
2. Promoting mental, moral, or social health: wholesome entertainment.
3. Sound; healthy. See Synonyms at healthy.
[Middle English holsom, from Old English *hlsum; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]
wholesome·ly adv.
wholesome·ness n.
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Adv.1.wholesomely - in a wholesome manner; "the papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies"


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I'm afraid that in my secret heart I've been hoping the operation wouldn't succeed, and I am wholesomely ashamed of it.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
How artfully he deals with it, how decently, how wholesomely, those who know Venetian society of the eighteenth century historically, will perceive when they recall the adequate impression he gives of it without offence in character or language or situation.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
Fang to the House of Correction for one month; with the appropriate and amusing remark that since he had so much breath to spare, it would be more wholesomely expended on the treadmill than in a musical instrument.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
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