unheartily

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adverb

In a manner that is not hearty.

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Meanings

adverbunheartily (comparative more unheartily, superlative most unheartily)

comparative more unheartily · superlative most unheartily

  1. In a manner that is not hearty.

    "I know it," she replied, but it was still unheartily.

    1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, Prince Otto
    3 more examples

    He had such care and attention as could be given him, and it was given by no means grudgingly or unheartily.

    1871, F. L., “Wafted Seeds”, in The Month, volume 14, page 149

    Earl laughed after the others, unheartily but genially.

    1959, Lenore Marshall, The hill is level, page 136

    She now laughed, and not unheartily, at Miriam's humorous teasings that the two of them would soon be grandmothers.

    1994, Abubakar Gimba, Sacred Apples, page 295

Origin

From un- + hearty + -ly.

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APA

unheartily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unheartily

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unheartily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unheartily.

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