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heavyheartedly

heavyheartedly is the alternative form of heavy-heartedly.

Meaning of heavy-heartedly

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 heavyheartedly

comparativemore heavyheartedly
superlativemost heavyheartedly

Origin of heavyheartedly

From heavyhearted + -ly.

Questions about heavyheartedly

What is heavyheartedly the alternative form of?
Heavyheartedly is the alternative form of heavy-heartedly.

Words near heavyheartedly in the dictionary

  1. heavyhanded
  2. heavyhandedly
  3. heavyhandedness
  4. heavyheaded
  5. heavyhearted
  6. heavyheartedly
  7. heavyheartedness
  8. heavying
  9. heavyish
  10. heavylidded
  11. heavyonium

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