down-heartedly

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English

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Etymology

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From down-hearted +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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down-heartedly (comparative more down-heartedly, superlative most down-heartedly)

  1. Alternative form of downheartedly
    • 2007, Hildegard Caringi, Once Upon a Sandcastle, →ISBN, page 140:
      "That sounds pretty hopeless," Holly said down-heartedly.