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heavy-hearted
heav·y-heart·ed
/
ˈhɛv
iˈhɑr
tɪd
/
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[
hev
-ee-
hahr
-tid
]
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adjective
sorrowful;
melancholy
; dejected.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
Related forms
heav·y-heart·ed·ly,
adverb
heav·y-heart·ed·ness,
noun
Synonyms
depressed, sad-hearted, downcast.
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heavy-hearted
—
adj
sad; melancholy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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