heavy-hearted
adjective
sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.
heavy-heartedness
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a word derived from
heavy-hearted.
Example Sentences
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These writers also share a certain heavy-heartedness, in addition to gray Eastern European settings.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2020
Nothing makes moroseness and heavy-heartedness in a house so fast as idleness.
From The Optimist's Good Morning by Florence Hobart Perin
George Emerson. heavy-heartedness in a house so fast as idleness.
From The Girl Wanted by Nixon Waterman
Even this was a relief from the heavy-heartedness that oppressed her at other times, and she felt a comparative comfort in sitting half-asleep by her child's grave, dreaming confusedly of happier days.
From Brought Home by Hesba Stretton
And they, as they went out into the May night, knew that they had left their friendship behind forever; but only one of them would let a little heavy-heartedness melt away in tears.
From The Genius by Margaret Horton Potter
