wholesome
adjective
conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial.
wholesomely
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a word derived from
wholesome.
Example Sentences
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He played a more wholesomely groundbreaking gig earlier this year, when he headlined the first-ever concert at the Hoover Dam.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2023
And though every conceivable effort has been taken to make this “Mario” as Mario-like as possible, the attitude is antithetical to exactly what the franchise so wholesomely represents.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Within six months, by her count, she had her own talk show and was on her way to becoming “that wholesomely beautiful blonde darling of television,” as the Chicago Tribune called her in 1958.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2020
The resulting vibe is both wholesomely family-oriented and also kind of lonely and sad.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2018
The house smelled wholesomely of fresh-baked pastry, garden tomatoes, and air undisturbed by fans or air-conditioners—old-fashioned summer smells.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
