Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wholesomely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
whole-some-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a wholesome manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English holsumly, holsumliche, equivalent to wholesome + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more wholesomely (comparative) most wholesomely (superlative) holesomely (alternative)

Antonyms

Questions

What does wholesomely mean?
In a wholesome manner.
Where does wholesomely come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce wholesomely

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