wholehearted

[hohl-hahr-tid]

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adjective

fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.

Origin of wholehearted

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; whole + hearted

Related formswhole·heart·ed·ly, adverbwhole·heart·ed·ness, noun

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Contemporary Examples

Wellington, New Zealand Our Oceania pick is the latest city to wholeheartedly embrace the global Brooklyn movement.
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“I firmly and wholeheartedly reject the allegations,” Hawking said from a Cambridge Hospital.
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They were all willing to wholeheartedly put themselves out there for this thing they cared deeply about.
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Believe it wholeheartedly or look at it as a founding myth of Western culture.
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While Facebook COO and Lean In guru Sheryl Sandberg urged teachers to “ban bossy,” they embrace the label “boss” wholeheartedly.
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Historical Examples

And just as simply and wholeheartedly as you made the offer, I accept it.
Her Father's Daughter
Gene Stratton-Porter
She accepted, as wholeheartedly as he gave it, an income of two hundred a year from him.
In the Mist of the Mountains
Ethel Turner
Pachuca began to laugh; gently at first, then wholeheartedly.
Across the Mesa
Jarvis Hall
Clare was beginning to guess that what Miss Durand did, she did wholeheartedly.
Regiment of Women
Clemence Dane
In the end he, like herself, must look on at the fun rather than share in it wholeheartedly.
The Intrusions of Peggy
Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for wholeheartedly

wholehearted

adjective

done, acted, given, etc, with total sincerity, enthusiasm, or commitment

Derived Formswholeheartedly, adverbwholeheartedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for wholeheartedly

wholehearted

adj.

also whole-hearted, 1840, from whole + hearted. Related: Wholeheartedly.

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Examples from the Web for wholeheartedly

Contemporary Examples

Wellington, New Zealand Our Oceania pick is the latest city to wholeheartedly embrace the global Brooklyn movement.

“I firmly and wholeheartedly reject the allegations,” Hawking said from a Cambridge Hospital.

They were all willing to wholeheartedly put themselves out there for this thing they cared deeply about.

Believe it wholeheartedly or look at it as a founding myth of Western culture.

While Facebook COO and Lean In guru Sheryl Sandberg urged teachers to “ban bossy,” they embrace the label “boss” wholeheartedly.

Historical Examples

And just as simply and wholeheartedly as you made the offer, I accept it.

She accepted, as wholeheartedly as he gave it, an income of two hundred a year from him.

Pachuca began to laugh; gently at first, then wholeheartedly.

Clare was beginning to guess that what Miss Durand did, she did wholeheartedly.

In the end he, like herself, must look on at the fun rather than share in it wholeheartedly.

wholehearted

Word Origin and History for wholeheartedly

wholehearted

adj.

Origin of wholehearted