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whole-heartedly

[hohl-hahr-tid]

adjective

fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; whole + hearted

Related forms

whole·heart·ed·ly, adverb

whole·heart·ed·ness, noun

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