Wholesomely
adv.kind, joyfulwarm
What it means
In a way that supports health, decency, or well-being.
Reach for it when describing a healthful or kind manner when the specific benefit is clear
The program entertains wholesomely while allowing its young characters real conflict.
Choose between these
5- everyday
innocently
when harmless intent or lack of wrongdoing matters
not when Innocently can describe naivety and does not establish a positive benefit.
- warm
when considerate treatment is the exact quality
not when Kindly is interpersonal and cannot describe nutritious food or healthful routine.
- professional
constructively
when the action builds ability or resolves a problem
not when Constructive conduct can be demanding or unpleasant rather than wholesome.
- professional
when a supported health effect is the actual claim
not when Healthily is more factual and does not cover kind or decent entertainment.
- literary
nourishingly
when food or experience visibly sustains well-being
not when Nourishingly is rare and sounds awkward in most prose.
Said against
3- harmfully
- unhealthily
- degradingly
It naturally appears in
3- wholesomely prepared
The vegetables were wholesomely prepared with familiar herbs and little waste.
- wholesomely entertained
Families were wholesomely entertained by music, puppetry, and gentle satire.
- wholesomely active
The children stayed wholesomely active through games that welcomed different abilities.
The word family
2Where this comes from
Wholesomely is uncommon and can sound moralizing; a more specific adverb is usually clearer.
- Wiktionary, English adverb sense: in a wholesome manner opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.