heartily

adverb

heart·​i·​ly ˈhär-tə-lē 

1

: in a hearty manner

2

a

: with all sincerity : wholeheartedly

b

: with zest or gusto

3

: wholly, thoroughly

heartily sick of all this talk

Synonyms

• brightly
• cheerfully
• cheerily
• gaily
• gayly
• happily
• jocosely
• jovially
• merrily
• mirthfully
• smilingly

Examples of heartily in a Sentence

I heartily recommend the movie.

I'm heartily sick of their complaints.

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year’s influx of tourism beats the previous record heartily—that was 31.9 million people in 2019. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025

After speaking by phone with representatives of the company, I was heartily impressed by the InnovAge mission and anxious to see their operation nearest to me, which turned out to be Sacramento. —Sara Zeff Geber, Phd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

Sure, there’s one last bit of Taylor Sheridan self-gratification in the first ten minutes, as everyone gathers around and laughs heartily at one last wacky story from Travis. —Vulture Editors, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024

Elisabeth, James and Prudence are said to heartily disagree (only Lachlan attended the mogul’s latest wedding this summer). —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

heartily

adverb

heart·​i·​ly ˈhärt-ᵊl-ē 

1

: with sincerity, goodwill, or enthusiasm

set to work heartily

eat heartily

2

: in a cheerful manner

make a guest heartily welcome

3

: in a complete or thorough manner

heartily sick of their complaints