- sad; melancholy
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ˈheav•y-ˈheart•ed,
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- full of sorrow;
melancholy.
heav•y-heart•ed
(hev′ē här′tid),USA pronunciation adj.
heav′y-heart′ed•ly, adv.
heav′y-heart′ed•ness, n.
- sorrowful;
melancholy;
dejected.
- Middle English 1350–1400
heav′y-heart′ed•ness, n.
- depressed, sad-hearted, downcast.
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heavy-hearted adj
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