wholeheartedly

[ hohl-hahr-tid-lee ]

adverb

1. with the utmost sincerity, enthusiasm, commitment, etc.:

   I still believe wholeheartedly in freedom of speech and conscience, and will continue to defend them in my new role as party leader.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wholeheartedly¹

wholehearted ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

While selling drugs online is far from new — in fact, the very first thing bought and sold on the Internet was a bag of weed — no nation has so wholeheartedly embraced e-shopping for their preferred pick-me-ups as the Russians.

From Salon

"I really appreciate that the Archbishop has wholeheartedly apologised for what he could have and should have done differently in 2013," the Rt Rev Joanne Grenfell, the Bishop of Stepney told the BBC.

From BBC

I wholeheartedly disagree, however, with the timing of the decision to replace half-backs Ben Spencer and Marcus Smith with Harry Randall and George Ford.

From BBC

In my own life, I find myself thinking about the philosophy underpinning dialectical behavior therapy, an approach designed for the most challenging situations and intense emotions: learning to simultaneously wholeheartedly accept and change.

From Los Angeles Times

Readers of this column won’t be surprised to learn that I agree wholeheartedly with Kelly, Milley, Bolton and their colleagues: Trump is a danger to our democracy.

From Los Angeles Times

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