heartily

adverb

heart·​i·​ly ˈhär-tə-lē How to pronounce heartily (audio)
1
: in a hearty manner
2
a
: with all sincerity : wholeheartedly
b
: with zest or gusto
3
: wholly, thoroughly
heartily sick of all this talk

Examples of heartily in a Sentence

I heartily recommend the movie. I'm heartily sick of their complaints.
Recent Examples on the Web Some of us laughed heartily, some of us mused heavily, some of us did both. Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 12 Mar. 2024 Trump is beating Haley heartily, with 76.8% support. Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Describing the warm, fuzzy optimism of an Idles record requires only the most pretentious adjectives — ebullience, exultation, jubilation — words that Idles frontman Joe Talbot would likely laugh at heartily before offering a pint to anyone who said them. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024 Tunnicliffe's film heartily benefits from the director's ongoing relationship with the franchise, though it's equally hampered by its budget. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023 Additionally, the American household closed out 2023 on strong footing: Incomes and wages were up considerably from the year before, and consumers continued to spend heartily to keep the economy growing and casting aside recession fears. Bryan Mena, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024 Workers have jobs, wages are growing faster than inflation, and families have continued to spend heartily. Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024 Where Machine Learning Is Most Useful There’s one specialty that has heartily embraced machine learning: radiology. Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 18 Nov. 2023 Though the live audience laughed heartily, the reaction on social media and elsewhere to Timbaland’s comments was not great. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of heartily was in the 14th century

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“Heartily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartily. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

heartily

adverb
heart·​i·​ly ˈhärt-ᵊl-ē How to pronounce heartily (audio)
1
: with sincerity, goodwill, or enthusiasm
set to work heartily
eat heartily
2
: in a cheerful manner
make a guest heartily welcome
3
: in a complete or thorough manner
heartily sick of their complaints

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