Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm.
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- adjective Having no
reservations ; having unconditional and enthusiastic support.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion
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Examples
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ACCORDING TO the American Heritage College Dictionary, the word wholehearted means “marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm.”
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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ACCORDING TO the American Heritage College Dictionary, the word wholehearted means “marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm.”
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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And, Claude, I could take your last post apart sentence by sentence and write an essay in wholehearted agreement with every point you make!
Of Bicyclettes, terroir, typicité: Over on HuffPo… | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Ms. GOFF: I'm nodding because I'm in wholehearted agreement with her.
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I am in wholehearted agreement with that assessment, and I also share a lot of the angst over some of the smaller cuts that were made as well.
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I am in wholehearted agreement as to your intelligence and accomplishments, congratulate you for all your MFAs, academic positions and whatnot.
[Guest Post] Part 1: A Manifesto of Imaginative Literature by Justin Allen 2010
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Read the Congressional Record – see what the same people who voted in wholehearted support of Afghanistan said about Iraq.
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I am in wholehearted agreement with the imperative words of a London journalist, Mr. William Clark, in a recent well-informed and well-stated despatch on this subject entitled "The West must join the world's crusade against poverty".
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Last month the 'Pibe de Oro' had expressed his "wholehearted" solidarity for the Iranian people and mentioned that he wished to meet Ahmadinejad in person, much as he has already done with Hugo Chavez and with Fidel Castro, who is now a good friend of his.
Maradona loves Ahmadinejad... GayandRight 2008
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There are some seriously wacky parents, and there's a kind of wholehearted admiration for people like Hunter S. Thompson.
readersguide Diary Entry readersguide 2005
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