heartily

adverb

ˈhär-tə-lē How to pronounce heartily (audio)
Definition of heartilynext
1
as in cheerfully
in a cheerful or happy manner the parishioners laughed heartily at the pastor's good-natured quips

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2
as in fully
to a full extent or degree I am heartily tired of this spring-cleaning

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Recent Examples of heartily Best Restaurants LaltroBaffo Puglia’s seafood is almost as famous as its orecchiette, and both Sambati and Waldon heartily recommend trying it at LaltroBaffo, an Otranto restaurant helmed by chef Cristina Conte, who turns out sophisticated takes on traditional Salento recipes. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026 The race will be run, and heartily so, but at Laurel. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 At the surrounding tables patrons were talking, laughing, slapping one another heartily on the back. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Holloway, Hartman, the background singers, and the orchestration interlock so heartily that the affirmation searched for at the song’s start arrives. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for heartily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartily
  1. cheerfully
  2. fully
  3. happily
  4. completely
  5. totally
  6. quite
  7. perfectly
  8. all
Adverb
  • Wagoner eventually recovers and the two cheerfully finish the song to applause.
    — Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
  • At the top end, suites are spacious and cheerfully appointed, with smartly outfitted living rooms, double sinks in the bathrooms, robes, and patterned ceramics.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheerfully
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  • Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fully
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  • Spending more time crafting weak-salsa anti-Latino jokes than improving the lives of Latinos — that’s the racist swamp the president and his team happily fester in.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Leaving him was necessary, and the woman is now happily remarried.
    — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of happily
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  • Russian forces have long targeted the strategic cities of Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk as part of a push to completely capture the Donetsk Oblast, one of the Kremlin’s key objectives in the conflict.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which was directed by Robert Zemeckis with animation overseen by Richard Williams, takes every aspect of itself, even the zany silliness of cartoons, completely seriously, while never losing sight of the fun.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of completely
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  • Billie is a pro at this by now, which extends to wingman-ing, but Issa totally lost her skills after being out of the game so long.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In reality, Young came up with a totally different concept for the tour shortly before rehearsals began.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • It's been quite a disappointing year for home shoppers who waited since 2023 for rates to cool off.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • However, the approach is marred by low throughput, and the process is also quite complex to execute.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of quite
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  • Before Gould arrived, Gates’s team spent the day installing — making sure every bedspread, headboard, desk arrangement, lamp and, of course, the umbrella were perfectly in place.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Mia Wasikowska perfectly embodies the role of Agata, a writer returning to her home continent, seeking to understand and reconnect with the wounds of the recent past, and with the ways in which unresolved conflicts continue to echo in the present.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of perfectly
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  • Luke Kang sits in first all alone after a 69 for Trinity Prep on Day 1 of the Bishop McLaughlin Invitational.
    — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Bi’s look is very well made but a little one-note with the all-red palette.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Heartily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heartily. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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