Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heavy-heartedly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
heavy--heart-ed-ly
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a heavy-hearted manner; sadly, morosely.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From heavy-hearted + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does heavy-heartedly mean?
In a heavy-hearted manner; sadly, morosely.
Where does heavy-heartedly come from?
From heavy-hearted + -ly.

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