Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big-heartedly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: big--heart-ed-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of bigheartedly.

Example Sentences

"Ian, of course, big guy, wins the game and big-heartedly donates all his winnings to their Friends of the Earth plastic globe, sits back against Karen's legs and she strokes his head and shoulders."

Etymology

From big-hearted + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: big-hearted

Inflected Forms

more big-heartedly (comparative) most big-heartedly (superlative)

Questions

What does big-heartedly mean?: Alternative form of bigheartedly.
Where does big-heartedly come from?: From big-hearted + -ly.

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