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unheartily

unheartily adverb: in a manner that is not hearty.

Adverb

unheartily (comparative more unheartily, superlative most unheartily)

  1. In a manner that is not hearty.
    • He had such care and attention as could be given him, and it was given by no means grudgingly or unheartily.1871, F. L., “Wafted Seeds”, in The Month, volume 14, page 149
    • "I know it," she replied, but it was still unheartily.1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, Prince Otto

Examples of unheartily in a sentence

  • Earl laughed after the others, unheartily but genially.1959, Lenore Marshall, The hill is level, page 136:
  • She now laughed, and not unheartily, at Miriam's humorous teasings that the two of them would soon be grandmothers.1994, Abubakar Gimba, Sacred Apples, page 295:

Forms of unheartily

comparativemore unheartily
superlativemost unheartily

Origin of unheartily

From un- + hearty + -ly.

Questions about unheartily

What does unheartily mean?
Unheartily means in a manner that is not hearty.
How do you use unheartily in a sentence?
Earl laughed after the others, unheartily but genially.
What part of speech is unheartily?
Unheartily is an adverb.

Words near unheartily in the dictionary

  1. unheart
  2. unhearted
  3. unheartened
  4. unheartening
  5. unheartfelt
  6. unheartily
  7. unhearting
  8. unhearts
  9. unheartsome
  10. unhearty
  11. unheatable

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