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highheartedly

highheartedly is the alternative form of high-heartedly.

Meaning of high-heartedly

Adverb

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

  1. Nobly or courageously.
    • "O, they wont shoot you," expostulated his friend, high-heartedly.1982, William Dean Howells, Edwin H. Cady, Howells, 1875-1886, →ISBN, page 158
  2. Vivaciously, full of passion or energy.
    • I love you gaily, madly, high-heartedly! I love you so much that I could laugh and sing!1931, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (screenplay)

Forms of highheartedly

comparativemore highheartedly
superlativemost highheartedly

Origin of highheartedly

From highhearted + -ly.

Questions about highheartedly

What is highheartedly the alternative form of?
Highheartedly is the alternative form of high-heartedly.

Words near highheartedly in the dictionary

  1. Highgrove
  2. highhanded
  3. highhandedly
  4. highhandedness
  5. highhearted
  6. highheartedly
  7. highheartedness
  8. highing
  9. highish
  10. highjack
  11. highjacked

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