rückhaltlos

unreservedly, without reservation

adverb RUEK-halt-lohs Rare

Also means

wholehearted

Usage Note

Rückhaltlos means without holding anything back, with complete openness or commitment. Rückhaltlose Unterstützung is unconditional support; rückhaltlos zugeben is to admit something completely freely. It is more emphatic than vorbehaltlos and implies emotional frankness.

Examples

"Sie hat rückhaltlos gestanden, was sie getan hatte."

Natural Translation

She confessed unreservedly what she had done.

Literal Translation

She has without reservation confessed what she had done.

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