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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Heartily \Heart"i*ly\ (h[aum]rt"[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From
     {Hearty}.]
     1. From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity.
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              I heartily forgive them.              --Shak.


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     2. With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially; as,
        he heartily assisted the prince.
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     {To eat heartily}, to eat freely and with relish. --Addison.
  
     Syn: Sincerely; cordially; zealously; vigorously; actively;
          warmly; eagerly; ardently; earnestly.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  heartily
       adv 1: with gusto and without reservation; "the boy threw himself
              heartily into his work"
       2: in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily";
          "We welcomed her warmly" [syn: {cordially}, {warmly}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  79 Moby Thesaurus words for "heartily":
     actively, agreeably, amiably, amicably, animatedly, ardently,
     arm in arm, breathlessly, briskly, con brio, congenially,
     cordially, deafeningly, devotedly, devoutly, earnestly,
     energetically, enthusiastically, excitedly, exuberantly,
     familiarly, favorably, fervently, fervidly, firmly, forcefully,
     forcibly, friendliwise, friendly, gaily, genially, glowingly,
     hand in hand, heart and soul, heatedly, impassionedly,
     imperviously, impregnably, intensely, intently, intimately,
     invincibly, invulnerably, irresistibly, keenly, kindly, loudly,
     lustily, mightily, passionately, perfervidly, pleasantly,
     powerfully, pungently, resistantly, robustly, ruggedly, seriously,
     sincerely, soundly, spiritedly, stalwartly, staunchly, stoutly,
     strenuously, strongly, sturdily, unyieldingly, vehemently,
     vigorously, vivaciously, warmly, with elan, with gusto,
     with open arms, with pep, with zest, zealously, zestfully
  
  

















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