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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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • 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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hearty +‎ -ly

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