downheartedly

See also: down-heartedly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English downhearted

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English downheartedly

From downhearted + -ly.

Adverb

downheartedly (comparative more downheartedly, superlative most downheartedly)

1. In a downhearted manner