Wholesomely

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wholesome \Whole"some\, a. [Compar. {Wholesomer}; superl.
     {Wholesomest}.] [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G.
     heilsam, D. heilzaam.]
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     1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious;
        salutary.


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              Wholesome thirst and appetite.        --Milton.
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              From which the industrious poor derive an agreeable
              and wholesome variety of food.        --A Smith.
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     2. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to
        morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good;
        salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome
        doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.
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              A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. --Prov. xv. 4.
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              I can not . . . make you a wholesome answer; my
              wit's diseased.                       --Shak.
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              A wholesome suspicion began to be entertained. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
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     3. Sound; healthy. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Whole"some*ly}, adv. --
        {Whole"some*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wholesomely
       adv : in a wholesome manner; "the papers we found shed some
             valuable light on this question, wholesomely
             contradicting all lies"