Heartily Meaning
/ˈhɑːtɪli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a hearty manner.
Sentence Examples
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.
I heartily congratulate you on your success.
I heartily wish that in my youth I had someone.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The very hungry children ate ____ after hiking all day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They laughed ____ at the comedian's jokes, which were truly funny and very clever.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English hertely, herteliche, heorteliche, from Old English ġeheortlīċe (“whole-heartedly, vigorously”), equivalent to hearty + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Sometimes he laughed heartily as if he heard some capital joke; by degrees this lessened, and he spoke rapidly, but in very low tones."
— 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 166:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The very hungry children ate ____ after hiking all day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
They laughed ____ at the comedian's jokes, which were truly funny and very clever.