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soft-heartedly

soft-heartedly is the alternative form of softheartedly.

Meaning of softheartedly

Adverb

softheartedly (comparative more softheartedly, superlative most softheartedly)

  1. In a softhearted manner; with sentimental tenderness.

Forms of soft-heartedly

comparativemore soft-heartedly
superlativemost soft-heartedly

Origin of soft-heartedly

From soft-hearted + -ly.

Questions about soft-heartedly

What is soft-heartedly the alternative form of?
Soft-heartedly is the alternative form of softheartedly.

Words near soft-heartedly in the dictionary

  1. soft-gamma repeaters
  2. soft-grain
  3. soft-handed
  4. soft-headed
  5. soft-hearted
  6. soft-heartedly
  7. soft-heartedness
  8. soft-land
  9. soft-landed
  10. soft-landing
  11. soft-lands

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