whole-souled
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of whole-souled
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Written with that fresh-cheeked, whole-souled enthusiasm that characterized the late Louisa M. Alcott's Little Women, the book goes through the motions of a serious novel but never strikes solid ground.
From Time Magazine Archive
Harrison Spangler has few close friends and few whole-souled enemies.
From Time Magazine Archive
In whole-souled American fashion, the broadcasters plunged in all the way.
From Time Magazine Archive
As usual, whole-souled armies of volunteers were doing local bell-ringing, buttonholing footwork.
From Time Magazine Archive
Outside the lodge gates lay the Home Farm, having James Rush for its tenant, a plausible fellow, it would seem, but a whole-souled rascal at heart.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)
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