heartily C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˈhɑrtəli/ UK /ˈhɑːtɪli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a warm, sincere, or vigorous manner He laughed heartily and clapped his old friend on the back. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a warm, sincere, or... warmlysincerelyenthusiasticallycordiallyvigorouslyearnestly ↔ Opposites coldlyhalfheartedlyreluctantly Word family Related forms heartheartyheartiness Etymology AI details From hearty plus the adverbial suffix -ly; hearty derives from heart, from Old English heorte ('heart'), from Proto-Germanic *hertô. heorte Old English *hertô Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # heartily **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈhɑrtəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhɑːtɪli/ ## Meanings 1. in a warm, sincere, or vigorous manner ## Examples - He laughed heartily and clapped his old friend on the back. ## Synonyms - warmly - sincerely - enthusiastically - cordially - vigorously - earnestly ## Antonyms - coldly - halfheartedly - reluctantly ## Related Forms - heart - hearty - heartiness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: heorte - Root: *hertô ## Etymology From hearty plus the adverbial suffix -ly; hearty derives from heart, from Old English heorte ('heart'), from Proto-Germanic *hertô. ## AI Etymology Heartily comes from hearty plus the adverbial suffix -ly; hearty derives from heart, from Old English heorte ('heart'), from Proto-Germanic *hertô. The etymological trail includes Old English heorte and Proto-Germanic *hertô. As an adverb, heartily means in a warm, sincere, or vigorous manner. The same family is visible in related forms such as heart, hearty, and heartiness. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown