heavy-hearted
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heav·y-heart·ed
(hĕv′ē-här′tĭd)adj.
Melancholy; depressed; sad.
heav′y-heart′ed·ly adv.
heav′y-heart′ed·ness n.
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heavy-hearted
adj
sad; melancholy
ˈheavy-heartedly adv
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heav′y-heart′ed
adj.
sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.
[1350–1400]
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heavy-hearted
adjective sad, depressed, discouraged, miserable, crushed, dismal, melancholy, forlorn, mournful, despondent, downcast, morose, disheartened, sorrowful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), sick as a parrot (informal), heartsick She looked as heavy-hearted as she felt.
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heavy-hearted
adjectiveIn low spirits:
blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful.
Idiom: down at the mouth.
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