Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broken-heartedly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: bro-ken--heart-ed-ly
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of brokenheartedly.

Example Sentences

"Logan stood at the counter, cradling shards of blue glass in his hands and weeping broken-heartedly over them as he tried to glue them back together."

Etymology

From broken-hearted + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: broken-hearted

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

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

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