heavy-heartedly

adverb

In a heavy-hearted manner; sadly, morosely.

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Meanings

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

comparative more heavy-heartedly · superlative most heavy-heartedly

  1. In a heavy-hearted manner; sadly, morosely.

    I watched them depart, heavy-heartedly. Would I ever see them again?

    2014, Jacob J. Neufeld, Harvey L. Dyck, Sarah Dyck, Path of Thorns: Soviet Mennonite Life under Communist and Nazi Rule, →ISBN

Origin

From heavy-hearted + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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