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sweet-heartedly

sweet-heartedly adverb: in a sweet-hearted manner.

Adverb

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

  1. (rare) In a sweet-hearted manner.
    • Lydia could talk as easily to Mr. Ralph and Miss Esterbrook as she could think to herself; Mrs. Roy had had so little time to listen to the child, and had so often replied in chilling monosyllables, that Lydia had fallen into the habit of being silent unless she were with Philip or Mr. Ralph and...1883, Mrs. Nathaniel Conklin, (Jennie M[aria] Drinkwater), “One Evening”, in Fifteen; or, Lydia’s Happenings, New York, N.Y.: Robert Carter and Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 149
    • “That Imp Marcella.” By Raymond Jackberns. (3s. 6d.) An excellent story of a tomboy who goes sweet-heartedly through innumerable adventures, annoying everyone and beloved by everyone.1907 December 13, T.P.’s Weekly, London, →OCLC, page 766, column 3

Examples of sweet-heartedly in a sentence

  • Ralph and Miss Esterbrook; when with them she talked as naturally and sweet-heartedly as the bird sings or the brook ripples.1883, Mrs. Nathaniel Conklin, (Jennie M[aria] Drinkwater), “One Evening”, in Fifteen; or, Lydia’s Happenings, New York, N.Y.: Robert Carter...
  • “Rob, didn’t you say you were going to run down and get sodas for us?” She smiled sweet-heartedly at him.1995, Steven Moiles, “The Crowd”, in The Summer of my First Pediddle, Unionville, N.Y.; Toronto, Ont.: Royal Fireworks Press, →ISBN, page...

Forms of sweet-heartedly

comparativemore sweet-heartedly
superlativemost sweet-heartedly
alternative formsweetheartedly

Origin of sweet-heartedly

From sweet-hearted + -ly.

Questions about sweet-heartedly

What does sweet-heartedly mean?
Sweet-heartedly means in a sweet-hearted manner.
How do you use sweet-heartedly in a sentence?
Ralph and Miss Esterbrook; when with them she talked as naturally and sweet-heartedly as the bird sings or the brook ripples.
What part of speech is sweet-heartedly?
Sweet-heartedly is an adverb.

Words near sweet-heartedly in the dictionary

  1. sweet-gale
  2. sweet-gales
  3. sweet-gum
  4. sweet-gums
  5. sweet-hearted
  6. sweet-heartedly
  7. sweet-heartedness
  8. sweet-leaf
  9. sweet-leafs
  10. sweet-leaves
  11. sweet-Nancy

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