adv
heartily
HAH-tih-lee
adv
1
In a warm, enthusiastic, or wholehearted way.
"They laughed heartily at the joke."
"He heartily agreed with the plan from the start."
How to Use Heartily
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEnthusiastically and with full sincerity.
Common pairings
laugh heartily
agree heartily
heartily recommend
Word Forms
more heartily comparative, most heartily superlative
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Etymology
From "hearty" plus the adverb-forming "-ly" — going back to an Old English word meaning "whole-heartedly."