Heartly
adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Full of heart; cordial; from the heart; hearty rare
"'[…] I wish you very good fortune.' He found a card of his own. 'If I can be of any help to you' His hand was gripped. 'Very kind indeed. My heartliest thanks.' The man bowed and strode off into the mist."
- 1 In a hearty or heart-felt manner; cordially; heartily archaic
Example
More examples"'[…] I wish you very good fortune.' He found a card of his own. 'If I can be of any help to you' His hand was gripped. 'Very kind indeed. My heartliest thanks.' The man bowed and strode off into the mist."
Etymology
From Middle English hertly, hertely, hertelyche, from Old English *heortlīċ, *ġeheortlīċ (attested only as an adverb: ġeheortlīċe (“thoroughly, virorously”)), equivalent to heart + -ly.
From Middle English hertly, hertliche, from Old English ġeheortlīċe (“thoroughly; virorously”), equivalent to heart + -ly.
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