Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heartbreakingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: heart-break-ing-ly
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a heartbreaking manner

Example Sentences

"It was a chilly progress and heartbreakingly slow."
"Cooper’s death was heartbreakingly familiar: 31 children died of vehicular heatstroke in the United States in 2014, the year the boy died, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)."
"Ennis then marries his fianceé Alma (Williams), while Jack meets and marries rodeo rider Lureen (Hathaway). It's four years before the two men meet again, at which point Jack asks Ennis to leave Alma and build a life with him. Heartbreakingly, it's a giant leap that Ennis can't bring himself to make."

Etymology

Etymology tree English heartbreaking Middle English -ly English -ly English heartbreakingly From heartbreaking + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more heartbreakingly (comparative) most heartbreakingly (superlative)

Questions

What does heartbreakingly mean?: In a heartbreaking manner
Where does heartbreakingly come from?: Etymology tree English heartbreaking Middle English -ly English -ly English heartbreakingly From heartbreaking + -ly.

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