Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In a cordial manner; with warmth and sincerity.
- adverb Thoroughly; completely.
- adverb With zest or enthusiasm.
- adverb With great appetite or enjoyment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a hearty manner; from or with the heart; cordially; zealously; eagerly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity.
- adverb With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially.
- adverb to eat freely and with relish.
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- adverb in a
hearty manner
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a hearty manner
- adverb with gusto and without reservation
Etymologies
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Examples
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The fans knew it too, and chanted his name heartily until the final whistle.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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You're a third-order piece of crap that drinks heartily from the liberal toilet.
Sound Politics: Darcy Burner Wants More Rights for Terrorists 2006
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"Dumbledore!" he called heartily as he walked up the slope.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Rowling, J. K. 2000
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"As good a pilot as I ever saw," the captain heartily endorsed.
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She did not join heartily in their conversations when they met her, and had an aloofness about her which could only be explained that way.
Purple Springs 1921
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"Good luck to you!" came heartily from the English launch.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty 1895
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They are accomplished musicians, and join heartily in the musical gatherings held one evening a-week by our host, a most gifted amateur, whose love of music disputes his passion for natural science.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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In the sympathy with the heroism and sufferings of those who have been "faithful unto death," all the Protestant missionaries join heartily, as in the belief that these victims are reckoned among "the noble army of martyrs."
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883
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Capizucca and Aquila, Mondragon and Vasto, with many other officers, and recommending them for reward and promotion; praising, in short, heartily and earnestly, all who had contributed to the victory, except himself, to whose personal exertions it was chiefly due.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Capizucca and Aquila, Mondragon and Vasto, with many other officers, and recommending them for reward and promotion; praising, in short, heartily and earnestly, all who had contributed to the victory, except himself, to whose personal exertions it was chiefly due.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585c John Lothrop Motley 1845
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