heartily

[ hahr-tl-ee ]

adverb

1. in a hearty manner; cordially:

   He was greeted heartily.

2. genuinely; sincerely:

   He sympathized heartily with their plight.

3. without restraint; exuberantly; vigorously:

   They laughed heartily.

4. with a hearty appetite:

   The campers ate heartily.

5. completely; thoroughly:

   I'm heartily sick of your complaining.

heartily

/ ˈhɑːtɪlɪ /

adverb

1. thoroughly or vigorously

   to eat heartily

2. in a sincere manner

   he congratulated me heartily on my promotion

Other Words From

• over·hearti·ly adverb
• quasi-hearti·ly adverb
• super·hearti·ly adverb
• un·hearti·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of heartily¹

First recorded in 1250–1300, heartily is from the Middle English word hertili; hearty, -ly

Example Sentences

If that $30 million dollar gap isn’t enough, the sides disagree even more heartily on what the penalties for going over the threshold should be.

From Washington Post

The proposal was also heartily opposed by promoters of nontraditional retirement investments.

From ProPublica

If you are young and looking for work, I heartily recommend that you ask for help.

From Fortune

Boledi, who lives in Sweden, laughs heartily when I call him to ask about his connections to Jundullah.

From The Daily Beast

When I ask whether he loves the sea, Lobanov laughts heartily.

From The Daily Beast

A few times, he reveals an old-school mentality which Dr. Castellano would heartily approve.

From The Daily Beast

Louis looked startled and confused for a moment, but recovered and slapped me heartily on the shoulder.

From The Daily Beast

Of course, we all know Michael embraced his inner freak pretty heartily back in the day.

From The Daily Beast

They had a repast together, and Aguinaldo called for cheers for Spain, in which all heartily joined.

From Project Gutenberg

Aunt Ri was looking forward to the rest with great anticipation; she was heartily tired of being on the move.

From Project Gutenberg

Quickly seeing his confusion, they laughed long and heartily among themselves.

From Project Gutenberg

“Mr. Pickwick, I thank you most heartily for all your kindness to my son,” said old Mr. Winkle, in a bluff straightforward way.

From Project Gutenberg

Of this meal all heartily partook, for a Korean is never guilty of having a poor appetite.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• energetically
• enthusiastically