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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

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  • everyday

    innocently

    when harmless intent or lack of wrongdoing matters

    not when Innocently can describe naivety and does not establish a positive benefit.

  • warm

    kindly

    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

    healthily

    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

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  • harmfully
  • unhealthily
  • degradingly

It naturally appears in

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  • 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

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Where this comes from

Wholesomely is uncommon and can sound moralizing; a more specific adverb is usually clearer.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.