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October 16, 2016 Word of the Day

heartily /ˈhɑɚtəli/ adverb
heartily
/ˈhɑɚtəli/
adverb

[more heartily; most heartily]

The woman is laughing heartily.
The woman is laughing heartily.
Definition of HEARTILY

1 : in an enthusiastic and energetic way : in a hearty way

  • The children ate heartily. [=they ate a lot of food]

  • We all laughed heartily.

  • I heartily recommend the movie.

2 : completely or fully

  • I'm heartily sick of their complaints.

  • I'll be heartily [=very] glad when this job is done.

  • They heartily agreed.

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