dead-heartedly

A form of deadheartedly — In a deadhearted manner; listlessly.

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Meanings

adverbdead-heartedly (comparative more dead-heartedly, superlative most dead-heartedly)

comparative more dead-heartedly · superlative most dead-heartedly

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of deadheartedly.

    I have prayed for strength for such a duty, and find it come off as weakly and dead-heartedly as before.

    1862, William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour, page 22

Origin

From dead-hearted + -ly.

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APA

dead-heartedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead-heartedly

MLA

“dead-heartedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead-heartedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead-heartedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead-heartedly.

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