Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whole-heartedly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
whole--heart-ed-ly
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Dated form of wholeheartedly.

Dated

Etymology

Etymology tree English whole-hearted Middle English -ly English -ly English whole-heartedly From whole-hearted + -ly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more whole-heartedly (comparative) most whole-heartedly (superlative)

Questions

What does whole-heartedly mean?
Dated form of wholeheartedly.
Where does whole-heartedly come from?
Etymology tree English whole-hearted Middle English -ly English -ly English whole-heartedly From whole-hearted + -ly.

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