To eat heartily

To eat heartily
Heartily Heart"i*ly (h[aum]rt"[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From {Hearty}.] 1. From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity. [1913 Webster]

I heartily forgive them. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially; as, he heartily assisted the prince. [1913 Webster]

{To eat heartily}, to eat freely and with relish. --Addison.

Syn: Sincerely; cordially; zealously; vigorously; actively; warmly; eagerly; ardently; earnestly. [1913 Webster]


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  • Heartily — Heart i*ly (h[aum]rt [i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From {Hearty}.] 1. From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity. [1913 Webster] I heartily forgive them. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially; as, he heartily… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heartily — [härt′ l ē] adv. [ME hertili: see HEART & LY2] 1. in a friendly, sincere, cordial way 2. with zest, enthusiasm, or vigor 3. with a good appetite and in large amounts [to eat heartily] 4. completely; fully; v …   English World dictionary

  • eat one's head off —  Eat heartily …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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  • heartily — heart|i|ly [ hartıli ] adverb 1. ) in a loud or enthusiastic way: Jones laughed heartily at his little joke. I heartily agree with her. 2. ) if you eat heartily, you eat everything on your plate with enthusiasm 3. ) completely or extremely: I d… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • heartily — UK [ˈhɑː(r)tɪlɪ] / US [ˈhɑrtɪlɪ] adverb 1) in a loud or enthusiastic way Jones laughed heartily at his little joke. 2) completely or extremely I d grown heartily sick of London. I heartily agree with her. 3) if you eat heartily, you eat… …   English dictionary

  • eat — v. 1) to eat heartily, voraciously 2) (d; intr.) to eat into (acid eats into metal) 3) (d; intr., tr.) to eat out of (our cat eats out of her own dish) * * * [iːt] voraciously to eat heartily (d; intr.) to eat into (acid eats into metal) (d; intr …   Combinatory dictionary

  • heartily — [ˈhɑːtɪli] adv 1) in a loud or enthusiastic way Jones laughed heartily at his little joke.[/ex] 2) completely, or extremely They are heartily sorry for the trouble they ve caused.[/ex] 3) if you eat heartily, you eat everything on your plate with …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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  • eat away — verb 1. remove soil or rock Rain eroded the terraces • Syn: ↑erode, ↑fret • Derivationally related forms: ↑erosive (for: ↑erode), ↑erosion ( …   Useful english dictionary

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