Heartedly
[hahr-tid] /ˈhɑr tɪd/
adjective
1.
having a specified kind of (now used only in combination):
hardhearted; sad-hearted.
2.
fixed or present in the .
adj.
now used only in combinations, meaning “at heart,” since c.1200, first attested in hard-hearted; see heart. Related: heartedly.
Related Terms
chickenhearted
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