Also spelled whole-heartedly
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with complete sincerity, enthusiasm, or commitment; without reservation
The committee wholeheartedly supported the revised proposal.
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Formed from wholehearted + -ly. Wholehearted combines whole with heart in its figurative sense of one's deepest feeling or commitment, so the adverb literally suggests acting with the entire heart rather than with divided enthusiasm.