heartily en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈhɑɹtɪli/ (General-American)
- /ˈhɑːtɪli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English hertely, herteliche, heorteliche, from Old English ġeheortlīċe (“whole-heartedly, vigorously”), equivalent to hearty + -ly.
Meanings
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In a hearty manner.
Sometimes he laughed heartily as if he heard some capital joke; by degrees this lessened, and he spoke rapidly, but in very low tones.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 166:eat heartily
greet someone heartily
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most heartily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more heartily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (23)
hu szívesen (in a hearty manner) · fi lämpimästi (in a hearty manner) · fr chaleureusement (in a hearty manner) · bg сърдечно (in a hearty manner) · fr chaudement (in a hearty manner) · la frāternē (in a hearty manner) · uk серде́чно (in a hearty manner) · fi sydämellisesti (in a hearty manner) · nrf tchoeuthuement (in a hearty manner) · ka გულითადად (in a hearty manner) · sh sȑdāčno (in a hearty manner) · bg искрено (in a hearty manner) · sh ср̏да̄чно (in a hearty manner) · de herzlich (in a hearty manner) · dsb wutšobnje (in a hearty manner) · pt cordialmente (in a hearty manner) · hu szívélyesen (in a hearty manner) · it caldamente (in a hearty manner) · ru серде́чно (in a hearty manner) · it sentitamente (in a hearty manner) · it giovialmente (in a hearty manner) · pl serdecznie (in a hearty manner) · es con ganas (in a hearty manner)