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heavy-heartedly

heavy-heartedly adverb: in a heavy-hearted manner; sadly, morosely.

Adverb

heavy-heartedly (comparative more heavy-heartedly, superlative most heavy-heartedly)

  1. In a heavy-hearted manner; sadly, morosely.
    • I watched them depart, heavy-heartedly. Would I ever see them again?2014, Jacob J. Neufeld, Harvey L. Dyck, Sarah Dyck, Path of Thorns: Soviet Mennonite Life under Communist and Nazi Rule, →ISBN

Forms of heavy-heartedly

comparativemore heavy-heartedly
superlativemost heavy-heartedly

Origin of heavy-heartedly

From heavy-hearted + -ly.

Questions about heavy-heartedly

What does heavy-heartedly mean?
Heavy-heartedly means in a heavy-hearted manner; sadly, morosely.
What part of speech is heavy-heartedly?
Heavy-heartedly is an adverb.

Words near heavy-heartedly in the dictionary

  1. heavy-handed
  2. heavy-handedly
  3. heavy-handedness
  4. heavy-headed
  5. heavy-hearted
  6. heavy-heartedly
  7. heavy-heartedness
  8. heavy-hitter
  9. heavy-hitters
  10. heavy-lidded
  11. heavy-lifting

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