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   Whole·some

   /ˈhōlsəm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being: "the food is plentiful and very wholesome" Similar healthyhealth-givinghealthfulgoodgood for onebeneficialsustainingstrengtheningnutritiousnourishingfull of nourishmentfull of nutrientsnutritiveunrefinednaturaluncontaminatedorganicadditive-freerare:nutrimentalnutrientalimentaryalible
   • ▪ conducive to or promoting moral well-being: "good wholesome fun" Similar moralethicalgoodnicecleanvirtuouspureinnocentchasteupliftingedifyingimprovingnoneroticnonviolentrighteousuprightupstandinghigh-mindedright-mindedpropercorrecthonorablehonestjustnoblerespectabledecentsimpleinformal:squeaky clean

   Word Origin Middle English: probably already in Old English(see whole, -some1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. wholesomely adverb
   • 2. wholesomeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • W

     4

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

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