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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(uncommon) With one's whole hand or hands; (figuratively) comprehensively..
I always knew that a cactus was dangerous, so I said to myself, “'Tis these great spikes one must avoid," and threw myself whole-heartedly and whole-handedly into stroking the beautiful green spaces between.
It must, however, be remembered that Dekker and Day had “collaborated: on more than one occasion, and it is open to a generous critic to assume that one of the two writers put his work whole-handedly at the disposal of the other.
[…] and when touched are grabbed whole-handedly. A friend who is an expert says there is more skill in this than in fishing with fly, but I fancy that those who use rod and line will not agree.
Indeed, the record convinces the court that the government whole-handedly controls and blatantly influences EMMES' action with respect to disclosure of the documents.
Naïve, with the grace of a virgin playing at stirring up the flowers of an almond tree, she raised, whole-handedly, the scented froth of her intimate apparel. A wave of painful joy ran through Duvauchelle.
Use whole-handedly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whole-handedly means (uncommon) With one's whole hand or hands; (figuratively) comprehensively..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I always knew that a cactus was dangerous, so I said to myself, “'Tis these great spikes one must avoid," and threw myself whole-heartedly and whole-handedly into stroking the beautiful green spaces between.
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