tenderheartedly

See also: tender-heartedly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English tenderhearted

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 tenderheartedly

From tenderhearted + -ly.

Adverb

tenderheartedly (comparative more tenderheartedly, superlative most tenderheartedly)

1. In a tenderhearted manner, with caring and compassion.