"soft-heartedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more soft-heartedly [comparative], most soft-heartedly [superlative]
Etymology: soft-hearted + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soft-hearted|ly}} soft-hearted + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} soft-heartedly (comparative more soft-heartedly, superlative most soft-heartedly)
  1. Alternative form of softheartedly Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: softheartedly
    Sense id: en-soft-heartedly-en-adv-yzyLfBeR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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