wholesome
Use Wholesome in a sentence
səm adjective
1.
conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial: wholesome recreation; wholesome environment.
2.
conducive to bodily health; healthful; salubrious: wholesome food; wholesome air; wholesome exercise.
3.
suggestive of physical or moral health, especially in appearance.
4.
healthy or sound.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | conducive to health or physical wellbeing |
| 2. | conducive to moral wellbeing |
| 3. | characteristic or suggestive of health or wellbeing, esp in appearance |
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| 'wholesomely | |
| —adv | |
| 'wholesomeness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Inspectors ensure that food is pure and wholesome, safe to eat, and properly labeled according to current laws and requirements.
Dine in restaurants that feature healthy portions of uncomplicated and wholesome food.
Foods should be pure and wholesome, safe to eat, and produced under sanitary conditions.
The rooms are not fancy but offer good value and, with advance notice, wholesome homemade meals.
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