holistically

American  

[hoh-lis-tik-lee] / hoʊˈlɪs tɪk li /

adverb

1. involving or emphasizing the whole, as with a theory or practice.

   Please note that test scores are just one element of your application, and the program views each student holistically in making a determination of admission.

2. Medicine/Medical. following a therapeutic system that considers the individual as a whole, especially one that integrates physical and mental health and sometimes also social well-being.

   In this practice, we try to tailor foods, diets, and treatments to prevent disease and improve health holistically.

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Etymology

Origin of holistically

hol(ism) ( def. ) + -istic ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )

Example Sentences

Baroness Cass also said that children and young people should be fully and holistically assessed before being placed on any medical pathway to change their gender.

From BBC

“You can’t just add in your own stuff and hope for it to be holistically robust,” Bradley said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re talking about all the different classifications that have an inclusive opportunity to succeed in federal government and also just holistically across the country.”

From Salon

Commodities are “part of the macro conversation, but holistically it’s not one hot price print that matters — it’s whether higher input costs translate into stickier prices, higher wages and firmer inflation expectations,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“The computer-science graduates who are going to be successful now are going to be people who understand how software comes together holistically,” Anagnost told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch