hard-heartedly en · ADV
Etymology
From hard-hearted + -ly.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of hardheartedly.
alt of hardheartedly
Stephen protests to Bounderby that now he will be blacklisted, and Bounderby, with no regrets whatsoever, hard-heartedly agrees.
2006, Claudia Durst Johnson, Labor and Workplace Issues in Literature, →ISBN, page 29:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hard-heartedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hard-heartedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |