Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heartily

/ˈhɑɹtɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: heart-i-ly
IPA: /ˈhɑɹtɪli/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a hearty manner.

Example Sentences

"eat heartily"
"greet someone heartily"
"Sometimes he laughed heartily as if he heard some capital joke; by degrees this lessened, and he spoke rapidly, but in very low tones."

Etymology

From Middle English hertely, herteliche, heorteliche, from Old English ġeheortlīċe (“whole-heartedly, vigorously”), equivalent to hearty + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hertely, ġeheortlīċe
Suffix: hearty

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɑɹtɪli/
British English: /ˈhɑːtɪli/

Inflected Forms

more heartily (comparative) most heartily (superlative)

Phrases

hale and heartily

Synonyms

with a will agood cordially warmly

Questions

How do you pronounce heartily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑɹtɪli/.
What does heartily mean?: In a hearty manner.
Where does heartily come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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