heavyhearted
heavyhearted is the alternative form of heavy-hearted.
Meaning of heavy-hearted
Adjective
heavy-hearted (comparative more heavy-hearted, superlative most heavy-hearted)
- sad, melancholic.
- The mourners left the funeral heavy-hearted and silent.
- Synonyms:
- miserable, sorrowful, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless
Origin of heavyhearted
From heavy + hearted.
Words formed from heavyhearted
Questions about heavyhearted
- What is heavyhearted the alternative form of?
- Heavyhearted is the alternative form of heavy-hearted.
Words near heavyhearted in the dictionary
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