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heavy-heartedness

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heav⋅y-heart⋅ed

[hev-ee-hahr-tid]
–adjective
sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME


heav⋅y-heart⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
heav⋅y-heart⋅ed⋅ness, noun


depressed, sad-hearted, downcast.
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heav·y-heart·ed   (hěv'ē-här'tĭd)
adj.  Melancholy; depressed; sad.
heav'y-heart'ed·ly adv., heav'y-heart'ed·ness n.
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